Support or refute the following statement: The huge tree in Meme's backyard is a metaphor describing how the outside world views Esperanza's neighborhood. What can the red balls represent?
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Contrast Nenny's behavior toward the man who owns the junk shop with Esperanza's Why doesn't Esperanza talk to the old man?
Why do you think the old man does not want to sell the music box?
In what way is Esperanza both disappointed in the music box Nenny finds and delighted with it? To what extent may the box be considered a metaphor for Esperanza's neighborhood?
The House on Mango Street is an episodic novel written in small vignettes or literary sketches. What observation about family do you think Cisneros is making in this chapter?
Why does Nenny say, "That's what I was thinking exactly" (18)?
Why do you think Esperanza decides to buy the bicycle with Lucy and Rachel, knowing she will make Cathy "mad forever"? What does Esperanza learn about herself and the kinds of friends she wants to have?
Why is it bad luck for a woman to be born in the year of the horse?
What do you think is the significance of the "four little elms the city planted by the curb?"
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