The House on Mango Street Group

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angel8212
angel8212
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High School - 11th Grade

In the House on Mango Street in what ways is Marin older than the other girls?

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Posted by angel8212 on Friday December 5, 2008 at 7:10 PM and tagged with house on mago street, the house on mango street.

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  1. lberkowitz
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    High School - 9th Grade

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    First, you have to ask yourself what makes age and maturity? Is it experience? Is it behavior? Is it the age/number itself?

    Look back to find her specific age. She might be 14 or 16. Then, look to see why she lives with her Aunt and Uncle? Why does she want to go back to Puerto Rico?

    Similarly, you need to look at how she behaves. She is not allowed to go out. She hangs out of the doorways. She wears make up. She always wants attention from boys. Finally, her aunt and uncle are thinking of sending her back south.

    Next, look at her experience. In "Geraldo, No Name," she really experiences maturity beyond comparison. That one vignette presents something that no young woman would ever want to experience: witnessing the untreated death of a stranger. Look at the incomplete sentences, rhetorical questions and repetition to really see her plight.

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    Posted by lberkowitz on Saturday December 6, 2008 at 11:43 AM