1. The Achievement of Desire by Richard Rodriquez
This is when Rodriguez has an epiphany, or when he gains a "sociological imagination. " Mills tells us that an individual has developed a "sociological imagination " when he is able to "understand his own experience and gauge his own fate by locating himself within his period, that he can know his own chances in life by becoming aware of those of all individuals in his circumstances " (Mills 9). ... Rodriguez also shows us that he has gained the "sociological imagination " by writing about his appreciation and understanding of his parents' backgrounds. ... He developed a "sociological im...
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