Richard Rodriguez was born into a family of Mexican immigrants, in the first years of his life he spoke only Spanish; it was only when he began attending a Roman Catholic school that he was introduced to the English language. In his autobiography, Rodriguez describes his journey through education in California as a Mexican-American student with immigrant parents; he had difficulty with both languages, he found himself trapped between private and public life. His culture back home involved the things he valued most in his life, such as his family and Spanish, his native language. Early in his education Richard learned to separate his privacy from everyday life at school; she valued education and spent most of her time reading and studying with the nuns at her school to learn English. He felt very close to his family until one day three nuns from the school visited their home and told his parents that it would be better if their children spoke English at home so they could progress in their education; from that day his parents decided that they would practice their English at all times and this changed things for Richard, he became embarrassed by his parents' lack of education and this broke the relationship and comfort he had at home. Richard practiced Catholicism as a religion in this institution he learned about the existence and mediation between public life and private life. Attending a religious school brought him closer to the church and “he was an extraordinary presence in my world,” as Rodriguez says. Growing up he had some difficulties and one of them felt different, his complexion and acceptance of his physical image played an important role in his life; his mother always took care of him by staying away from...... middle of paper ...... it's about uniting two languages ​​to create multiculturalism; Bilingual education is, as the word itself says, a duality but it is important to place emphasis on the language being introduced for it to be successful. Hunger for Memory is Richard Rodriguez's transition into becoming an American, the difficulties he faced learning a language, being called a minority, feeling uncomfortable in his own skin and his own religion; always debating between public and private trying to find a sense of belonging. Richard gained education and success through his experiences, some of them painful, but those experiences made him the person he is today, and now looking back he can finally understand what was private and what was public, as a writer he can decide to become a public person. and share his life so others can learn from the battles he faced.