- Esperanza's sister Nenny is similar to her in that they once thought the same thing about houses in Mexico.
- The "gold glasses floating in the dark" refers to the unique items in the furniture shop that are stored in the dark. The old man does not want to sell the music box because it may have special significance for him from his family.
- Meme participates in dangerous activities like tree jumping contests, suggesting he likes adventure despite risks of getting hurt.
- Esperanza's sister Nenny is similar to her in that they once thought the same thing about houses in Mexico.
- The "gold glasses floating in the dark" refers to the unique items in the furniture shop that are stored in the dark. The old man does not want to sell the music box because it may have special significance for him from his family.
- Meme participates in dangerous activities like tree jumping contests, suggesting he likes adventure despite risks of getting hurt.
- Esperanza's sister Nenny is similar to her in that they once thought the same thing about houses in Mexico.
- The "gold glasses floating in the dark" refers to the unique items in the furniture shop that are stored in the dark. The old man does not want to sell the music box because it may have special significance for him from his family.
- Meme participates in dangerous activities like tree jumping contests, suggesting he likes adventure despite risks of getting hurt.
- Esperanza's sister Nenny is similar to her in that they once thought the same thing about houses in Mexico.
- The "gold glasses floating in the dark" refers to the unique items in the furniture shop that are stored in the dark. The old man does not want to sell the music box because it may have special significance for him from his family.
- Meme participates in dangerous activities like tree jumping contests, suggesting he likes adventure despite risks of getting hurt.
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LAUGHTER
In what way is Esperanza s sister, Nenny, is simular to Esperanza?
Fisically isnt even the appearance as Esperanza says, but at leste one time they thinked the same thing about the houses in Mexico .
GILL S FURNITURE BOUGHT AND SOLD
What are the “Gold glasses floating in the dark”?
Such as all the things in the shop that are in the dark she used na metaphor to say that the uniques things that were in the shop, was in the dark.
Why do you think the old man doesnt want to sell the music box?
Because this object could significate some thing really important for homem, such as a object parent or familiar.
Meme Ortiz Why do you think Meme and his dog both have two names?
Juan calls himself meme,because if he had another name instead of Juan would be meme.
I think his dog has 2 names because the name in English is the real name and the name in Spanish is a name he like.
What does the following passage from the story suggest about Meme’s character?“This is the tree we chose for the First Annual Tarzan Jumping Contest. Meme won. And broke both arms.”?
Says that Meme is a person that likes to do sports and adventures and would participate of challenges even if he get hurts.
Louie, His Cousin & His Other Cousin
Why do you think Marin stands in the doorway of her home, snapping her fingers and singing the same song over and over again? If she is employed selling cosmetics, why does she still need to baby-sit the youngergals?
Because her parents are in Puerto-Rico and he have to help louie to baby-sit louies sisters.
Alicia Who Sees Mice
What is Alicia doing to escape from Mango Street
Goes to the college to escape
Darius e The Clouds
Sometimes Cisneros rhymes the phrases in her sentence like stanzas in a poem might
rhyme. Find a sentence in this chapter which illustrates these rhyming phrases. Do you notice any rhythmic pattern or personification used to create images in this chapter’
You can never have too much sky. You can fall asleep and wake up drunk on sky’. Yes on page 33
What do you think the sky represents in the following sentence? “You can fall asleep and wake up drunk on the sky.”
I think that this can represents religion and hope.
Chanclas
What evidence did that in Esperanza storys the Boys started to notice and the Girls started notice her?
Because one of the boys in the baptism talvez to her to dance with her in the little party.
Hips
Why do tou think Esperanzas says that Nenny isnt more in the world she,Rachel and Lucy don’t live anymore?
Because the age are really different and the imagination is other.
How age do you think Esperanza is at this point of the story? What evidence do you have she s turning a woman?
Think she is about 15 16 cause she started to “like” some Boys and the way she tell the story.
Born Bad What does Esperanza mean when she says, “I think diseases have no eyes.”
She means that the diseases cannot see what its causing when it happens.
Ednas Ruthie
Why do you think Esperanza like Ruthie?
She likes her because as ruthie is the apartment next door she plays with her because she cant handle the adult world.
What evidence is there in this chapter that Ruthie may be mentally handicapped?
Ruthie is pertubated by her mom and she don’t live her house,so when she go for example to shopping she acts weird.
The Earl of Tennessee
Why is a white Southerner like Earl living on Mango Street? He's trying to find work as a jukebox repairman in Chicago. Sire How does Esperanza feel about her ability to attract Sire’s attention? Scared Four Skinny Trees No matter what, always keep keeping Rafaela Who drinks coconut and Papaya Juice at Tuesday What does Esperanza learn From Rafaela about the life of a young Martins woman on Mango Street? That Rafaela really care about her appearance such as drinking sweet drinks and care everything. Minerva writes poem What does it mean “I don’t know the way she ll go .Theres nothing I can do.”? That Minervas decide what she does and Esperanza has nothing she can do Why do you think Esperanza might be particular moved about Minervas sad life? Because she may like understand her point of view in one correct way A Smart Cookie Why does esperanzas mother quit school? She quit because she was ashamed because her clothes wasn’t so nice like the other people clothes. She can speak 2 languages,draw,sing and fix television. Bums in the Attic Why is esperanza happy to tell her guest that she has bums in the attic? Because when bums pass she invite them to her attic because she wants to have a suburban house like her father.
