The House on Mango Street

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   slshcolnik Teacher
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   Esperanza lives in a very poor neighborhood, called a bario, in Chicago. It is a street of run down houses and questionable neighbors. The neighborhood is becoming "worse" when Esperanza's family moves into their house, as evidenced by Cathy's family (a girl Esperanza meets in the beginning of the novella) moving away. Though poor, the neighborhood is full of colorful characters like Rachel and Lucy, the sisters Esperanza becomes close friends with, Meme, a boy who jumps out of a tree, and the Vargas children, a family of many children who run around uncontrolled. Esperanza's neighborhood is also somewhat dangerous, especially to young girls, as is evidenced in the vignette "Clowns" where Esperanza is raped.

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   Posted by slshcolnik on Tuesday March 25, 2008 at 4:07 PM
   
   

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