Reading Quiz/Blog Post for September 21

Identify the obstacles that prevent Engkent's mother from learning to speak English. According to Engkent, what responsibility does he attribute to his mother for her inability to learn English? What responsibility would you attribute to Engkent's mother for her inability to learn English?

In my opinion the Engkent´s mother wanted to learn English, however, her husband represented the first obstacle. He forced her to be only in the kitchen and understand only the orders of the waitresses, "He puts me in the school and Mother in the kitchen" Says Engkent, to represent the thought of macho of her father and the way that some cultures see the women, even now days.

"Once the father died she was too old to learn the language. However, she also was responsible for learning English and rebel against the father. But perhaps he was afraid to lose their "Soul of China" and become a "Fan gwei." Maybe she also thinks that learn english is dishonor the memory of her husband. And she would like to be a good wife.

I think the temperament stubborn and selfish of the husband with a certain rejection by the mother of the new environment are the two main factors that represent the inability or reluctance of the mother to learn the language of the country that has been living for the past thirty years.