Shane Mahon Mango Street Post Reading Section 2 English 10B A 8 February 2016 What stuck out most in this section is in the chapter Gil’s Furniture Bought and Sold‚ when the line “... you could be in there a long time before your eyes notice a pair of gold glasses floating in the dark.” This line stuck out to me because if I ever just saw floating glasses in a pitch black building I would be scared. However Esperanza is not It makes me think how our society and theirs are different. Another
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In the novel The House on Mango Street‚ by Sandra Cisneros‚ we read about a girl named Esperanza‚ who lives in a Latino neighborhood in Chicago‚ a city where a lot of destitute areas are racially segregated. In a series of vignettes‚ Esperanza explains the time she meets her neighbors and the difficult times in their lives. Throughout the book‚ it proposes a selection of characters and their cultural background‚ how they are affected by banishment‚ poverty‚ and are even trapped. Alicia is a young
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surroundings‚ specifically the environment where we lived. Esperanza has been affected by her surrounding because she didn’t live in a good environment that she can be proud of her‚ but rather be ashamed and feel uncomfortable. In the book‚ The House on Mango Street‚ Esperanza states‚ “The way she
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The biggest decision people make is deciding who they are. In the story The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros‚ the author creates a conflict of Esperanza’s internal struggle to find her identity‚ reminding us that the decision of who you are can be life or death. We first learn about this conflict when Esperanza is talking about her name‚ and how it doesn’t present her as who she is. Throughout the story‚ Esperanza realizes that people judge her due to the fact that she only shows them the
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Summer Reading Assignment Name: _____Arushi Gupta_____ 10th Grade The House on Mango Street Before returning to school next school year‚ you will need to read The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros and complete this assignment. This organizer is intended to guide your reading and focus your thoughts in preparation for the discussions‚ summer reading quiz and writing assignments you will engage in when you return in September. By carefully completing this assignment over the summer
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characteristics and personalities that defines who you are. Everyone’s personalities are ever so slightly different from everyone else‚ which cause us to have trouble finding our own special identity. Include the main character in the book “The House on Mango Street” ‚Esperanza‚ she had faced many challenges when she was trying to find her own identity‚ and those struggles have changed her throughout the novel. But at the end‚ what defines her is the ability to write and tell stories. On the other hand
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her son begins to adapt‚ she is heartbroken‚ realizing there may be no going back for them. Although these are all examples of marriage turning into a place without freedom for the woman‚ Esperanza’s friend Sally actually gets married to escape Mango Street‚ at an extraordinarily young age. However the way she talks about her new marriage gives readers the implication that her marriage will end like all of the others. The one escapee who will most likely end in success is Alicia‚ who wants to escape
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and danced with the scarlet leaves. The streets‚ evenly lined with trees donned with golden hues‚ looked like that out of a picture. Everything was beautiful in this moment in time. Everything was perfect. The golden‚ crisp leaves crunch underneath my high-heeled boots. As I walk through this masterpiece rain begins to softly fall. I pull my red pea coat together‚ and quickly hurry to my townhouse. I see my neighbor‚ Andrew‚ and quickly
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PROLOGUE The crowd occupied several blocks from the Tokyo side street. The organizers had negotiated with the authorities and were committed to minimize disruptions to the countless pedestrians‚ drivers of cars‚ motorcycles and bicycles and neighbors. The vast majority of attendees were young men dressed in black or dark suits using generally no tie‚ although there were some in leather jackets; there were many veterans‚ eager to remember the glorious hours of the organization occurred of course
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As I opened the front door to the house‚ I come in from taking the trash out. "Ugh‚ a mans job." I said angrily. I come in to see all my friends sitting at the dinning room table. Colonel Mustard‚ Miss Scarlet‚ Mrs. Peacock‚ Professor Plum and Mr. Green‚ all looked at me scared. "Scarlet‚" I said "what’s going on?" "Blanche‚ something bad has happened." Miss Scarlet said. I asked her "What’s wrong guys?" "Mr. Boddy is.... he’s.... he’s.... HE’S DEAD!" Mrs. Peacock cried out. "What?!" I yelled
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