History of the House on Mango Street
History of Esperanza and her family
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the Loomis on the third floor, keeler, Paulina
What are some places that Esperanza lived in before she moved to Mango Street?
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the author describes Esperanza as a balloon tied to an anchor because she is lonely and has no friends, but she has to stay with her family
why does the author describe Esperanza as a "balloon tied to an anchor"?
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it was the first house they own, meaning that they do not have to pay rent, they did not share the yard with others, and they did not care about their noise level
Why was the house on Mango Street very special from any other house that the family has lived in?
200
Esperanza is considered to be lonely because Carlos and Kiki are best friends, Nenny is too young to be her friend,
What is Esperanza considered to be a lonely child?
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Water pipes broke and the landlord could not fix them due to the house being very old
What is the main reason that the family had to leave the Loomis house and move to the house on Mango Street?
300
Papa's hair is all up in the air and it looks like a broom, Carlo's hair is think and straight, Nenny's hair is slippery, Kiki's hair is like fur, and mama's hair is pretty
Describe Papa's hair, Carlo's hair, Nenny's hair, kiki's hair, mama's hair
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their dream house would have running water, pipes that work, inside it would be real stairs, a basement, at least 3 bathrooms, and white trees surrounding the house. The house on Mango Street was very small, it had bricks crumbled, front door is swollen, no front yard, small garage, small yard, hallway stairs, one washroom, and everybody shares bedrooms
Describe the house on Mango street vs the house that the parents described to their children
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In English Esperanza means hope, but in Spanish Esperanza means sadness (like a mussy color or an unlucky number). She was named after her Grandmother Esperanza.
What is the meaning of Esperanza's in both English and Spanish? What was she named after?
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Its small and red with tight steps in front of the window, bricks crumbled in places, front door is swollen that its hard to push it in order to enter the house, no front yard, small garage, has hallway stairs, one washroom, they share bedrooms. shes okay with it, but its not the best because her parents have always told her that they would live in somewhere better
In what kind of house would she like to live? Does her new home live up to her expectations? Why not?
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she was angry because she used to be wild and free, but her husband married her and made her responsible of so many things which caused her get angry and never forgive him for her whole life. She released her anger by looking out the window
What was the main reason that Esperanza (the great grandmother), she was angry after she got married? How did she release her anger?
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