The House On Mango Street Beauty And Cruelty Chapter 2

In chapter 35, "Beautiful and Cruel," Esperanza sees herself as ugly. She feel like she will never be beautiful and she will never get attention from any man or boy. She says the girls on TV shows are "beautiful and cruel" she is "ugly and nice." Her being ugly might mean she's going to be forever alone. There is a positive too though, she will not be captured like Rafaela. Since she is not beautiful her husband doesn't have to worry about her being seen by other guys. Rafaela is a woman from chapter 31, "Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut and Papaya Juice on Tuesdays," who is extreamly beautiful, so beautiful that her husband locked her up and prohibited her to go out because then other men would look at her. Rafaela's role in society is low because