The House on Mango Street | Part X: Four Skinny Trees and No Speak English
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Mamacita and her husband: neighbors who live across the street from Esperanza
Four Skinny Trees
Esperanza describes the four skinny trees outside her window. The trees, she says, are the only ones who understand her, and she is the only one who understands them. Like her, they have been put on Mango Street where they don’t belong. The trees are skinny but strong, with deep roots, and they talk to Esperanza while she sleeps. When she feels weak, she gains strength by looking at the trees.
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Mamacita, the obese wife of the man...
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