Thesis:-learning English as a "language" gave Richard a confidence in public identity but he lost his native identity. Representative Example: - "The loss implies the gain: The house I returned to each afternoon was quiet. Intimate sounds no longer rushed to the door to great me. There were other noises inside. The telephone rang. Neighborhood kids ran past the bedroom where I was reading my schoolbooks-covered with shopping-bag paper. Once I learned public language, …showed first 75 words of 349 total…

…showed last 75 words of 349 total…Richard a confidence in public identity but he lost his native identity. Supporting Evidence: "Once I learned public language, it would never again be easy for me to hear intimate family voices." Complicating Evidence: "Today I hear bilingual educators say that children lose a degree of "individuality" by becoming assimilated into public society" Revised thesis:-not only he lost his native identity by learning English but also lost an intimate communication within his family members.