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poopsniff
poopsniff
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High School - 12th Grade

In "The House on Mango Street", what body part does Esperanza fixate on as a symbol of her unattractiveness?

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Posted by poopsniff on Monday July 21, 2008 at 8:08 AM and tagged with characters, esperanza, the house on mango street.

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  1. rleahennis
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     It is not Esperanza that directly expresses her feeling of unattractiveness. In the vignette entitled, 'And Some More', it is Esperanza's face that is compared to a fat puffy cloud. It causes a rift between her and her friends from Texas. As you read this passage the words "Esperanza's fat face, that's who" (Cisneros, 36) sting. Esperanza's feelings in this situation are palpable by the reader.  

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    Posted by rleahennis on Thursday August 21, 2008 at 3:12 PM