The House On Mango Street Discussion Questions 1. In the House On Mango Street‚ Esperanza is talking about how she has lived many different places in her life. “We didn’t always live on Mango Street. Before that we lived on Loomis on the third floor‚ and before that we lived on Keeler. Before Keeler it was Paulina‚ and before that I can’t remember” she said. That quote tells you all the places she has lived‚ but it doesn’t tell you why Mango Street is different. The reason Mango Street
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an older marketer. She wanted to escape her father‚ but instead se married a man a lot like her dad.They say that since Mango Street will continuously be a part of Esperanza. Some of the most essential chapters of her life occurred on Mango Street. Some stuff that made her who she is happened there. She will never forget that. Mango street will always be in her mind. Mango Street will always be in her
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He charges towards the white horizon. He sprints‚ unknownst to what awaits him at the end. Being next to the sand makes him feel empty and although he does not completely know why he’s running‚ he does know he doesn’t want to be near it. The sand makes him feel as if he’s lost something that he cannot recover and rather than face it‚ he runs. He races for a while‚ never looking back‚ trying to depart from the unwanted feelings. Without warning‚ he hears in a far away voice behind him.“Stay in the
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Actions & Appearances By Webster Brown p.2 12/12/2011 In society today‚ people are judged by how we act‚ and show our appearances to others. Esperanza’s appearances and actions are the reason she decided to leave Mango Street. Throughout Esperanza’s life on Mango Street she has been criticized about her appearance by being called fat feet‚ ugly‚ and chicken lips by her neighbors in the vignette “And Some More.”(page 35- 38) She also has low self-esteem about herself because she thinks she
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thrive. She doesn’t feel she belongs on Mango Street and wants to leave it behind. Esperanza was forced to grow up and as a result she had her childhood stolen. She is envious of Nenny’s childhood. She is socially pressured and as a result she was put in a horrible situation. She becomes a little closer to her dad when her grandfather dies‚ but she still stays closer to her mother. Esperanza is determined to reach her goals despite obstacles such as Mango Street. She shows this determinations as she
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I don’t know to what extent it had been there‚ remaining there‚ before me‚ or on the off chance that I had been there previously. I saw one evening to turn upward from my daily paper‚ behind the blind that serves as the window dress before my most loved seat. It was an unusual shadow‚ an outline simply drawn. I felt no trepidation‚ interest‚ on the grounds that I thought it would be a fantasy of my eyes estranged by the columns of letters like ants wandered the whitish leaves day by day. I flickered
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Oh right‚ oh Oh why na-da-da-da I keep my head high I got my wings to carry me I don’t know freedom I want my dreams to rescue me I keep my faith strong I ask The Lord to follow me I’ve been unfaithful I don’t know why You call on me This is my canvas I’m a paint it how I want it baby‚ oh I This is my canvas I’m a paint it‚ paint it‚ paint it‚ how I want it nigga Fuck you cause there There is no right or wrong Only a song I like to write alone Be in my zone Think back to Forest Hills‚ no perfect
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In Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street‚ a young Esperanza‚ aged about 12‚ journeys through the life of a maturing female in a run-down Chicago neighborhood. Her story is told through a series of vignettes‚ or brief descriptions of accounts of events‚ which show her experiences when on this endless journey. But in this collection of accounts‚ one seems to stand out. The vignette named A House of My Own immaculately captures the struggles‚ triumphs‚ and dreams of many immigrant women in the
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At the beginning of the story‚ readers learn about a girl named Esperanza whose life has always been unstable and has always been moving from house to house constantly. Benumbed by all the hardships she’s had to deal with Esperanza longs to live in a beautiful house of her own. Children in Esperanza’s neighborhood never play with the opposite sex‚ and the only friend Esperanza has is her little sister‚ whom she is ashamed to be seen with. Discouraged and degraded‚ Esperanza goes through
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This passage suggests that the narrator moves a lot.This sort of lifestyle must be hard as you would have to deal with new schools‚ people‚ and surroundings.This can be a real challenge‚because it’s not easy to adjust to new surroundings every time.I personally can’t relate to the narrator‚because I haven’t moved that much‚ though the times that I have moved I know that adjusting is not always as easy as it looks like.The only puzzle left to solve is why does the narrator move so much? The narrator
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