In The House on Mango Street, Esperanza describes episodes from her life and the lives of the people around her. The language and images she uses help us understand Esperanza’s perspective on life and the challenges she faces as a young woman who wants to choose the best path for herself.
Choose one passage from the first 22 chapters (today’s reading) that you think is a good example of Esperanza thinking about life and the possibilities in front of her in a direct or indirect way. Write a discussion post analyzing that passage to explain why it is significant and what it means. In your post, you may want to consider the words and tone she uses, the imagery she uses, any references to social, cultural, or economic issues that may be important, or anything else that stands out to you. At the end of your post, ask a question that you have about something in the first 22 chapters of the book. Try to think of a question that can’t be answered by a simple “yes” or “no”.
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