'An Analysis Of Esperanza's Hair'

As a result, Esperanza draws her strength from the very sources of her oppression (Kuribayashi and Julie). Since she was a child, Esperanza personality is rebellious. The segment of “Hair” Esperanza describes her family’s hair, but when she defines her he said, “And me, hair is lazy. It never obeys barrettes or bands” (Cisneros, 6-7). She describes her as disobedient. In “My Name,” Esperanza demonstrates the perspective of racist Anglo society toward her Mexican origins. She compares her name to a muddy color in reference of her skin color with images of dirt and secrecy. Then she tell us that she was born in the, “Chinese year of the horse- which is supposed to be bad luck if you’re born female- but Chinese lie, like Mexicans, don’t like