The Tortillas Out Of Your Poetry Analysis

The United States is recognized globally as a melting pot. People come from all over the world to create successful futures for themselves and their children. Schools in the present day United States are diverse due to the large diversity of the country itself, and it is important to reflect this diversity in the curriculum. Unfortunately, some schools refuse to accept the vast variances among cultures as something worth teaching. Therefore, it is important to correct this narrow minded thinking and open our students up to the fact that they share the world with plenty of other unique human beings. Some parents and teachers may not be comfortable with the idea of letting their children explore literature from ways of life that are different from their own. This mentality is very dangerous to the progression of our country. Rudolfo Anaya, a well known Chicano writer, has experienced the consequences of this notion firsthand. Censors were appalled by his novel, Bless Me, Última, and they proceeded to literally burn copies of the book. In his essay, “Take the Tortillas out of your Poetry,” Anaya concluded that, “The country [the United States] had not yet committed itself to cultural

This view is dangerous, and it should not be reflected in our schools. That is really all there is to it. Unless the United States wishes to start a civil war, they should promote diversity to their students. The students themselves agree with efforts to promote diversity. While discussing Anaya’s essay in a Socratic seminar, the student Charisse Armstrong came across the following theme. “Censorship should not control somebody's path of knowledge.” Knowledge is power, and by controlling a student’s information intake, teachers control the power of the students to think critically and become valuable, open-minded members of