Community Essay

Sometimes, people could not find out a comfort place of a group or community. As Gee said “We acquire this primary Discourse, not by overt instruction, but by being a member of a primary socializing group (family, clan, peer group). Further, aspects and pieces of the primary Discourse become a ‘carrier’ or ‘foundation’ for Discourse acquired later in life.” People should adjust themselves to fit in different communities. However, for some introverted people such as Ocean Vuong, they would choose to “surrender”. “Normally, my poor writing abilities would excuse me from such assignments, and I would instead spend the class mindlessly copying out passages from books I’d retrieved from a blue plastic bin at the back of the room. The task allowed me to camouflage myself; as long as I looked as though I were doing something smart, my shame and failure were hidden”