The House On Mango Street Quote Analysis

Just from reading this quote, I can clearly tell that it is significant. For instance, the use of italics indicates importance to the word ‘there.’ The reader can see how this word is referred to negatively. When the nun emphasizes the word ‘there’ in the quote, Esperanza (the main character) says she feels like nothing. The place where Esperanza lives must be unappealing in order to cause her to feel this way. This also shows the impact Esperanza's home has on herself. Vivid imagery is also expressed by this quote. Details such as paint peeling and nailed windows indicate poverty. The author includes these details in order for the reader to infer that Esperanza and her family are poor. The fact that her family is poor may pose as a conflict later in the book. This quote also shows how the plot will develop. Plot is how certain events move along in the story. …show more content…
This quote shows the author’s style. Throughout different pages of the first chapter different types of texts were used. These texts were italics and words spelled in all capital letters. The author likes to incorporate importance in her writing. This is something that will be useful to know later in the novel. The form of writing is also shown by the quote. Based on this quote, italics and use of fictional characters, it is safe to say that the form of this book is a novel. Being that this is a novel, certain elements will be presented. Three elements of a novel that are expressed in this quote are point of view, character, and plot. Point of view is obviously first person and is told from Esperanza's view. Character is shown in this quote as well. This quote shows that Esperanza is determined because she desperately wants to live in a place where she will not feel