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Literary Terms
Culture
About the Author
Themes
Quotes
100
a common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work
What is theme?
100
Mexico.
What is where Esperanza is from?
100
Sandra Cisernos
What is the author's name?
100
Identity and home
What are two themes from House on Mango Street?
100
“I am tired of looking at what we can’t have.”
Struggle over wanting something more both financially and from society.
200
Something that on the surface is its literal self but which also has another meaning or even several meanings.
What is symbolism?
200
Chicago
What is where Esperanza lives now?
200
Chicago
What is where the author was born?
200
Feeling out of place.
What is the theme of "My Name"?
200
“When you leave you must remember to come back for the others. A circle, understand?”
What is the way Sandra felt about leaving Mango and her obligation to her community.
300
It is the act of expressing an opinion on the nature of society.
What is Social Commentary?
300
Hope
What is what Esperanza means in English?
300
Vignettes
What is the author’s known style of writing?
300
Growing up
What is the theme of "Hips"?
300
“She says she is in love, but I think she did it to escape.”
What is the way Esperanza describes why Sally married a man who beats her?
400
The arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, phrases, or words side-by-side or in similar narrative moments.
What is juxtaposition?
400
The importance of family.
What is one symbol of Esperanza’s ‘deep-rooted’ culture?
400
A las Mujeres/To the Women
What is to whom is The House on Mango Street dedicated?
400
Waiting to be rescued.
What is the theme of "Marin"?
400
“I have begun my own quiet war.”
What is the internal battle Esperanza is waging to better herself, help women, and find equality?
500
A novel depicting someone's growth from childhood to maturity.
What is bildungsroman?
500
Mother and caretaker
What are roles of women in Latino society as shown in the novel?
500
American Book Award
What is one award that the author has won?
500
Belonging, heritage, and home
What are the three themes repeated throughout the end of the novel?
500
“They will not know I have gone away to come back. For the ones I left behind. For the ones who cannot get out.”
What is the promise Esperanza makes to the people in her community from Mango Street and for Chicana women everywhere?