Also, Esperanza is just so lonely and sad. She is begging for friends, to the point where she is jealous of her brothers for being closer in age. She is disappointed in what she has (the house on Mango street, her siblings, and her name), and her goal to to be more than that. In a way, I think Esperanza connects her life to the house on Mango Street. When she talks about her goals, her goals center on having a big house, unlike the one she had on Mango Street. She feels tied to her house maybe, and its neighborhood.
This may be a stretch, but the bicycle may represent her desire to move- to move out of her life. She traded Cathy (who is a total snob) to have part of the bicycle. Even though she, Lucy, and Rachel ride the bicycle together crooked, they like going "fast and faster." past their neighborhood. Perhaps this relates to Esperanzas, desire to get out of this neighborhood, because her life is tied to this neighborhood.
ok, i have to say that i did recognized the profound statements as well. They do make you think about the book and i found that they do actually mean a lot in the end. i am only half way through the book but i believe that the author chose the street "Mango" because the is the street where esperanza is growing up as she describes this portion of her life.
ReplyDeletei also agree that esperanza is just a sad and lonely girl that is very desperate to find friends. the fact that she paid a girl five dollars to be her friend forever just proves this to be right. she will do anything to fit in, such as have her mom write her a note to eat lunch at school and she finds that while even though she is just like everyone else at her school she is still so different.
i think it is a very good point that the bicycle might represent that she wants to move and get out of where she is now but i disagree that she connects her life to the house on Mango Street. i feel that it is just another part of her life that has effected her just like every other house she lived in. i do like the way you connected her to the town though and i think after reading your post i like the book more =]