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Literary Devices
Themes
Characters
Guess the Vignette
Symbols
100
"One day I'll own my own house,but I wont forget who I am or where I came from."
What is foreshadowing?
100
The residents of Mango Street live in crumbling, run-down apartments and houses, and they envy the beautiful, well-kept houses in nice neighborhoods of the city.
What is Society and Class?
100
She is older than Esperanza, has two kids and husband who frequently comes and beats her up, and she writes poems on little pieces of paper
Who is Minerva?
100
In this Vignette, Esperanza matures and realizes that in order to get what she wants she must not wait for it to fall in her lap but instead she must go make her dreams come true
What is Vignette 34?
100
This symbol represents how the physical appearance of an object doesn't live up to the expectation of what truly lies inside
What is the house on Mango Street?
200
The descriptive differences between Esperanza's Mom's intelligence in at home activities and her lack of intelligence in outside actives such as taking the train
What is juxtaposition?
200
Esperanza perceives beauty to be a major source of feminine power, and she admires and envies beauty in her female relatives and friends. She also sees that women are the source of labor and must do what the males tell them to
What is Role of Women in Society?
200
She dreams of a large home on a hill where she will be able to be generous and let bums sleep in her home
Who is Esperanza?
200
In this Vignette, Esperanza realizes through someone else's mistakes that intelligence is what is important, not what clothes she has or what material goods she possesses.
What is Vignette 36?
200
This place represents Esperanza's true self, a place where she can act like a child, but later in the book this place represents what it means to grow mature
What is the Monkey Garden?
300
"... sings with velvety lungs powerful as morning glories."
What is Simile?
300
Esperanza's relationship with her family provides her with a sense of belonging, even when she does her best to deny it because of their financial statues. She realizes that what makes a house "real" is a family
What is what makes a home a home?
300
She has lived in the same sport her whole life, can speak 2 languages, sings opera, and can fix a T.V.
Who is Esperanza's Mom?
300
In this Vignette, Esperanza sees that Nenny's beauty is superior than hers, and she realizes that she must grow up independent and will not let her place in society define who she must become which is a lady who sets the table and does dishes
What is Vignette 35?
300
These things that Minerva writes after eating represents everyone's hidden identity, and inability to be themselves due to fear from being rejected
What is Minerva's Peoms
400
The hidden meaning behind the House on Mango Street and its relationship with Esperanza
What is Symbolism?
400
Throughout the novel, the readers and Esperanza realize her mental and physical growth through everyday challenges
What is Coming of Age?
400
She gets beaten up and belted by her father frequently, but denies it and tells others she is only clumsy
Who is Sally?
400
Here Esperanza clearly sees the idea that men are superior to women, when her friend is frequently beaten up by her husband but forgives him no matter what
What is Vignette 33?
400
This place represents Esperanza's hope to free herself from society's shackles and help others remove themselves from the everyday social order
What is the Attic?
500
"... to where a room is waiting for you."
What is Personification?
500
Sally, among other characters, are what causes Esperanza to act in ways she should and are otherwise known as bad influences. The theme in which this fits in teaches its readers that sometimes the only friends you can have aren't always the friends you should have
What is Relationships with the Wrong People?
500
She resolves that she will not wait her whole life for a husband to come and get her, she wants things all on her own, and is the only one in this novel that believes in herself to be able to do so
Who is Nenny?
500
In this Vignette, Esperanza sees her innocence go away as he love for a garden go away as well. She realizes that her friend Sally has matured while she has remained a child all this time
What is Vignette 38?
500
This item used on Sally, represents failure and rejection for being who you are, this is the opposite of the hopes and dreams that Esperanza has
What is the Belt?