Oct 10, 2008

The House on Mango Street | Part IV: Marin, Those Who Don’t, and There Was an Old Woman She Had So Many Children She Didn’t Know What to Do

New Characters:
Davey the Baby, his sister and brother: residents of Esperanza’s neighborhood

Fat Boy: a resident of Esperanza’s neighborhood

Eddie, Refugia, Efren, Angel, and the other Vargas kids: residents of Esperanza’s neighborhood and children of Rosa Vargas

Rosa Vargas: a resident of Esperanza’s neighborhood and a single mother

Marin
Esperanza describes Marin, who is secretly engaged to a boy in Puerto Rico. Marin sells Avon products and is trying to save up money for her marriage. She will probably be sent back to Puerto Rico next year by...