At first I was reading the Lu essay and I didn't really understand the gravity of the situation until It said that she was growing up during the Communist Revolution of 1949. I was thinking at first that, it's a good thing to learn many languages, it definitely helps to make a person smarter and really grasp a better understanding of other cultures through language. It takes a smart and dedicated person to learn more than one language. As for Lu, I think she was struggling most with the fact of the Communist Revolution. When she spoke english, she was looked down upon. I thought it was interesting that her teacher thought of her unfavorably after she informed him that her father was a medical doctor. I didn't understand that at all.
Overall I think the Lu essay differs very much compared to the Rose Essay. In the Rose essay it is basically saying that some poor people may be illiterate or deficient when it comes to their language...but they still get through everyday life, and learn new things and understand what most people that know their language well, can understand. It relates because both Lu and Rose are confused in the classroom. They both don't understand why some information can't be told by teachers but other information can.
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