Esperanza
What is Esperanza's last name
Cordero
The loss of innocense.
Who was Aunt Lupe?
What is pleat?
To make folds in fabric
a stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform.
repertoire
Describe Esperanza's relationship with her family
She is close to her family, especially her father and Nenny.
Discuss a character that brings up ideas of gender roles and how she does so.
Answers may vary. Eg, Sally, she introduces Esperanza to sexuality.
Describe the relationship between Sally and Esperanza
Sally introduces Esperanza to sexuality.
Define personify?
To attribute human feelings to something
an artist's expression of emotion in an imaginative and beautiful way
what is lyricism?
What does Esperanza mean?
What is hope?
How does Mango Street bring up the theme of cultural identity?
Esperanza's reflections on her heritage (eg, Rice Sandwich)
Where does Darius think that God is?
The clouds?
Define cumulus?
A type of cloud
the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience.
What is Esperanza's dream?
A house of her own she can be proud of.
How do the vignettes represent Esperanza's youth?
Evolving and becoming more poetic and complicated as the novel progresses
Why is Cathy queen of cats moving away?
She's unhappy with "the crowd" that's moving in.
Define motif?
A recurring element in a piece of literature
a blood disorder that occurs when your body doesn't have enough red blood cells or hemoglobin to carry oxygen throughout your body
Anemia
What is the significance of the House on Mango Street to Esperanza's identity?
It relates to her aspirations for a better life
Discuss the significance of an instance of the color red in the story
The red shoes or the red Clowns.
The three sisters predict what for esperanza?
A home in her heart
Define hysterical?
Overcome by intense or overwhleming emotion
a very small amount of something (usually used negatively, eg. “not even a X"
Scintilla