The House on Mango Street | Part III: Laughter, Gil’s Furniture Bought & Sold, Meme Ortiz, and Louie, His Cousin & His Other Cousin
New Characters:
Gil: owner of the junk store near Esperanza’s house
Meme Ortiz: Juan “Meme” Ortiz, one of Esperanza’s neighbors
Louie: one of Esperanza’s neighbors
Marin: Louie’s cousin from Puerto Rico
Louie’s other cousin: Louie’s unnamed cousin, a young man
Laughter
Esperanza discusses her likeness to Nenny. They don’t look too much alike, but they are similar in other ways, like their laughter. Esperanza describes how one day, when they were with Lucy and Rachel, they passed a house that reminded Esperanza of Mexico. Esperanza said that...
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