Aug 21, 2008

The House on Mango Street | Part V: Alicia Who Sees Mice, Darius & the Clouds, and And Some More

New Characters:
Alicia’s father: father of Alicia, Esperanza’s neighbor

Darius: a neighbor of Esperanza

Alicia Who Sees Mice
Alicia’s father tells her that the mice she sees while she is up studying at night don’t really exist—they’re just in her imagination. Besides, he says, she should be sleeping instead of studying so she can wake up early and cook for the family. Alicia’s mother died, and she has had to take her mother’s place at home while she attends a university across town. She is always tired because she has to travel far to the university and...