The House on Mango Street Group

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lindoparkcrips
lindoparkcrips
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College - Senior

In the book The House on Mango Street how does Darius's veiw of god different from the nuns' veiw of god, at least in the eyes of Esperanza?

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Posted by lindoparkcrips on Monday August 24, 2009 at 9:24 AM and tagged with the house on mango street, what the different between there veiws of god?.

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  1. brewingideas
    brewingideas Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    Darius is supposed to be stupid--retarded maybe by the nuns. But his view of God is that God is part of the natural world. The children have fun with his ideas and can share in them. He is also very creative. The kids don't feel shame, but instead feel a sense of play and being uplifted.

     

    On the other hand, the nuns are viewing a manmade world and seeing everything that Esperanza and her cohorts are as shameful.

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    Posted by brewingideas on Monday August 24, 2009 at 12:07 PM