language,poverty and culture

You can't help but feel the realness and inspiration when reading Joe Ammatos story. He goes into how much his family has struggled and draws you into his life by exposing his poverty that goes so far as to not being able to pay bills and so on. It is a true rags to riches story but as i like to think of it with a kick. The author comes from an italian culture that like many interplays with his american learned traditions. He speaks with a sort of italian - english style and keeps his culture alive throughout the story . i also liked how he spoke about the attitude his fily had towards things because i cant help but think of my own family experiences when reading.

Im glad to have learned throughout the story that he rose from poverty and was the first in his family to further his education and get a degree in engineering. I think this story is inspirational because people who come from a life like this can see that culture doesnt always set you back, ad if you really have the right determination you can get very far and make your family proud.