Topic > Analysis of the banking concept by Paulo Freire...

In the education system based on the banking concept, students are oppressed by teachers. In “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” a similarity occurred with Chicanos who were oppressed by not speaking their private language. Freire notes, “It is not surprising that the banking concept of education regards men as adaptable and manageable beings (Freire 450).” Students are like boxes in which they accept narrative objects that push them to minimize their creative power and are transformers. Bankers are subjects and students are objects. The truth is, however, that the oppressors are not external to society, they are within society and their main purpose in using the banking concept of education is to avoid the threat of student consciousness. The banking system, in other words a process of dehumanization in which men and women are considered “automatons” (Freire 342). “It is certain that if men and women are researchers and critical thinkers and are on the path of humanization, sooner or later the banking concept will keep them, and then they will engage in the struggle for their liberation (Freire 451).” They, both banking students and Chicanos, must remain silent. In "How to Tame a Wild Tongue," Anzaldua residents and Chicanos spoke "improper" and "poor" Chicano Spanish (Anzaldua-344) during her childhood and she was scolded by her teachers. This leads her to state “You attack your form of expression with intent…………. (Anzaldua 341)”, this is why it overcomes the tradition of silence. Trying to remain silent, this process is violent. Chicanos thought they spoke poor Spanish that is “illegitimate,” “a bastard language” (Anzualdua 345). According to the article, some progress has been made. There are some books, music, and films published in Chicano Spanish and political parties that advocate for Chicano rights. However, there is still a question mark with