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House On Mango Street Summary: Four Skinny Trees
Jett Black
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ELA 8 / PER 2
9/16/2016
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Four Skinny Trees: Esperanza feels close to the four trees that the city planted outside her window. Like Esperanza says, they are skinny and don’t belong there, but Esperanza thinks they are strong.

No Speak English: Mamacita is a large woman whose husband has brought her family from Mexico to Mango Street. She would never leave her apartment and refuses to learn English. Then her baby boy sings a Pepsi commercial he remembers from TV, the reason the chapter is called no speak English is cause they are from mexico and refuse to learn English, well at least Mamacita.

Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut & Papaya Juice on Tuesdays: Rafaela is a young woman married to man who

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