The Untranslatable Word Macho Analysis
In Rose del Castillo Guilbault, “The Untranslatable Word ‘Macho,” she talks about how in Mexico and America the word macho has different meanings. In Mexico the word macho is portrayed as someone who is manly, responsible, hardworking, and in charge. However, in America the word macho is described in a more negative way such as selfish, loud, abrasive, capable of inflicting pain, and sexually promiscuous. Castillo Guilbault then goes on to share her father’s occurrences and relations to the word macho, and how he represents the real meaning of being macho. Indistinguishably, where i’m from there is a word that is distinctive to my unique culture Jawn. The word Jawn has innumerable meanings to it, none the less to sum it up it can be a person at any given time, a place at any moment, and also a thing.
To begin with, the word Jawn has innumerable meanings one of them being a person. Jawn could refer to a person in anyway good or bad. Castillo Guilbault discusses this when she states “ The generalization that Latin Men embodied chauvinistic traits led to this interesting twist of semantics. Suddenly a word that represented something positive in one culture became a negative prototype in another,”(11). If I was to …show more content…
In talking about this point Castillo Guilbault notes “The impact of language in our society is undeniable. And misuse hints at a deeper cultural misunderstanding that extends beyond mere word definitions”(12). When using Jawn there’s so many possibilities when you want a specific thing. For instance, one could say “can you bring me my Jawn on the table? I'm thirsty.” This saying hints at a drink of some sort that’s over on the table that the person wants. Lastly, the word Jawn could also be referred to a more specific object like a bike if one was to use it like “My new bike is nice, that Jawn is fast,” inferring that the new bike is
To begin with, the word Jawn has innumerable meanings one of them being a person. Jawn could refer to a person in anyway good or bad. Castillo Guilbault discusses this when she states “ The generalization that Latin Men embodied chauvinistic traits led to this interesting twist of semantics. Suddenly a word that represented something positive in one culture became a negative prototype in another,”(11). If I was to …show more content…
In talking about this point Castillo Guilbault notes “The impact of language in our society is undeniable. And misuse hints at a deeper cultural misunderstanding that extends beyond mere word definitions”(12). When using Jawn there’s so many possibilities when you want a specific thing. For instance, one could say “can you bring me my Jawn on the table? I'm thirsty.” This saying hints at a drink of some sort that’s over on the table that the person wants. Lastly, the word Jawn could also be referred to a more specific object like a bike if one was to use it like “My new bike is nice, that Jawn is fast,” inferring that the new bike is