House on Mango Street Study Question Key “The House on Mango Street” (section 1) 1. Esperanza is the narrator of this story. What is her attitude toward the house on Mongo Street? -She does not like the house. It is not their dream house. It is falling apart. The family owns this house‚ so they are no longer subject to the whims of landlords‚ and at the old apartment‚ a nun made Esperanza feel ashamed about where she lived. The house on Mango Street is an improvement‚ but it is still not
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did it. I know you’re capable of many things‚ and you’ve done many bad things... but you’d never kill a kid. I want proof that Smangele’s pregnant. - Prove that you’re pregnant! - I’m not going to prove anything! Ayanda doesn’t sleep here. He says he’s going to church‚ but he’s actually going to Sibahle. - Mondli‚ you know nothing about my family. - MaNgcobo and Mxolisi are rotten to the core! Ask yourself why they wouldn’t kill Nkosinathi if he ever stood in their way? We have to tell MaNzuza
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Blood slides along my body‚ beneath my clothes and down to the floor. It’s warm‚ somehow it feels kind of nice. But it shouldn’t‚ surely this is the end of me‚ surely I’m dying. But I’m standing‚ I’m still standing. My legs beg me to give in‚ to let go and drop to the soft grass below‚ but I’m still standing. I can’t take this anymore‚ somebody find me already‚ please! Aah‚ this is driving me insane. I can’t.. Somebody.. I don’t want to die‚ please help. I can’t do this on my own‚ I’m to weak‚ I’m
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The House on Mango Street Summary Esperanza Cordero is a young girl growing up in a Hispanic family in Chicago. Poverty forces them to move more times than she can count. we learn about esperanza’s character that she is dreamer Notes The theme of Esperanza being ashamed of her economic status is a prominent one in the book. Esperanza does not exactly feel ashamed of her family; in fact‚ the family is generally close-knit and happy‚ she has dreamt of prosperity from a very young age. When she
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Mom I don’t want to leave town and move to the middle of nowhere to an old ranch that boring. Tom you do know why we have to move. No‚ why. The reason is that me and your dad always wanted live out in the country and after what you did‚ so tell me again made you think that was cool. I don’t want to talk about that. Honey the movers came did you get everything from the garage. Yes‚ did you give the movers the direction to get to the house. Yes‚ they said they will follow us. Tom wake up we’re here
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“Hi‚ my car broke down about a mile and a half down the road‚ can you help me out?” I asked. “Let’s take a ride down there and check it out‚” said the mechanic. We drove to my car and the mechanic looked it over‚ He said‚ “It may take a few hours to repair.” and recommended I find somewhere to eat. He pointed me back to town and said‚ “Good luck.” That’s when I found Moe’s Café. “Mom‚ I kid you not this place looks like a crime scene.” I said on the phone. “Honey‚ I’m sure it’s fine‚” she said.
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Esperanza is the main character in the book “The House on Mango Street”. She started off as a naive girl that doesn’t know anything about the real world she lives in. As time passes she learns more about herself and the world around her. Another major character in this book is Sally. Sally was born into a harsh family where her father will beats her. Sally was always trapped by her father until one day she marries a man that treats her just like her father but‚ she doesn’t notices. Aunt Lupe is one
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and even though the house on Mango Street was not the house of their dreams‚ it was a great achievement to own it. Although Esperanza knew they were not moving anytime soon‚ she recognized one advantage; her family was free of landlord management. In my community home ownership is a constant battle and for many simply a dream. I learn the value of home ownership in a similar sequence as Esperanza. My little sister and I were moved to and from apartment to family member’s houses until our first small
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KooFrey. It was a cloudy Tuesday and Neihandra had just finished school and decide to walk home with her friend Rudo-Sahaka so that they could study together. Neihandra father told Rudo to go home and Neihandra spoke up and said “No‚ stay for you are my guest no his.” Her father dragged Rudo out by the hair after Neihandra had said this. Rudo was brutally beaten for not listening to the commands of a man‚ and deliberately disobeying a male. Neihandra was told
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In the story The House on Mango Street the author Sandra Cisneros explains all the problems that the woman go through‚ such as how they live lives they do not want to. For example‚ on page 5‚ it states‚ “I knew then I had to have a house. A real house. One I could point to. But this isn’t it.” (Cisneros 5). It also states “But I know how those things go‚” this means that Esperanza is
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