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    I need this money. I’m the man of the house I the one who’s supposed to take care of everyone. If my mom doesn’t get the treatment she needs she’s going to die. I wish this shit was free. What kind of man am I? Twenty seven years old living at home. What a joke‚ I am cashier at a pizzeria. What a joke I am. Some example I set for my little sister. Cashier making eight dollars an hour living in this small apartment. I need this money. I need our lives to change‚ save my mother’s life. Seriously fuck

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    Study Questions 1-14 – The House on Mango Street “The House on Mango Street” Why does Esperanza disapprove of the house on Mango Street? Esperanza disapproved of the house because she expected the house on Mango Street to be a house with plenty of room‚ “real stairs‚” at least three bathrooms‚ and a huge yard. But in reality the house was small‚ crumbling‚ with no front yard‚ and only a small backyard. It has apartment-style stairs‚ only one bathroom‚ and only three bedrooms‚ so everyone has to

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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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    Intro paragraph: Esperanza sees everyone in her community and in someway gets influenced by them. Whenever Esperanza sees someone in her neighborhood doing something worth writing about‚ she gets into deep thought about it. Esperanza also gets influenced by her own friends and family too. In this book Esperanza gets affected by the community she lives in and the people that live there. Body paragraphs: In this book Esperanza gets affected by the community she lives in and the people that live there

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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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    wherever you want.” I looked around the place and saw four customers‚ not including me. They all looked like locals. They appeared used to the surrounding filth. I walked towards a booth a saw the photo hanging above it‚ dusty and old‚ some kind of lake house scene

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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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    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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    In The House on Mango Street‚ Cisneros depicts how the setting impacts the narrator by using language to show how the narrator’s surrounding influenced her desires. At first the narrator was never one to be conscious of her social status as she was happy just being able to play around but that all changed after her interaction with the nun‚ “The way she said it made me feel like nothing. There. I lived there… I knew then I had to have a real house” (paragraph 10-11). While the word “there” may just

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    In House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros‚ a young Latina girl named Esperanza Cordero‚ grows up in Chicago while going through a series of events throughout her transition from childhood to adulthood. Esperanza‚ excited to grow up and have the boys watch her dance‚ develops hips and soon endures sexual assault and other encounters that are the worst parts of growing up. As her future gets told‚ she is still optimistic of what lies ahead. As Esperanza begins her transition from childhood to adulthood

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