Characters
The main character of the story.
Esperanza
Esperanza's friend who has an abusive father.
Sally
What the message of a story is called.
Theme
The city the book takes place in.
Chicago
Why does Esperanza feel this way when she says: "I am tired of looking at what we can't have."
She wants a home of her own
The main character's annoying little sister.
Nenny
Character who is ashamed of where she lives.
Esperanza
When an image or symbol is used to represent an idea.
Symbolism
Author of the book.
Sandra Cisneros
Who is the following quote about: "[Character name] under the streetlight, dancing by herself, is singing the same song somewhere. I know. Is waiting for a car to stop, a star to fall, someone to change her life?"
Marin
Marin
Esperanza's teacher.
Sister Superior
A short, descriptive passage of text (the book is made up of these)!
Vignette
Name one of the four themes we discussed being in the book.
Home, Otherness, Identity, or Innocence
What theme is the following quote from "Hips" representative of: "You gotta be able to know what to do with hips when you get them?"
Innocence
Character who Marin meets dancing and who dies suddenly and tragically.
Geraldo
Esperanza's two friends who are sisters.
Lucy & Rachel
When a non-human object is given human-like qualities.
Personification
Esperanza's name meaning in Spanish.
Hope
Why do the three sisters tell Esperanza that: "When you leave you must remember to come back for the others. A circle, understand?”
Because they want her to understand that where she comes from is what shaped her into who she is.
Character who breaks their arm after falling out of a tree.
Meme Ortiz
Character who gets Esperanza to dance at the family event.
Uncle Nacho
The genre this book is part of in which a young character changes and grows.
Bildungsroman
Who the book is dedicated to.
"A Las Mujeres" OR "To the Women"
It is who the 'she' is in the following quote: "She says she is in love, but I think she did it to escape."
Sally