The vignette that made me amazed is “The Family of Little Feet.” In the story, little Esperanza and her friends toyed around with high-heeled shoes, and what happened after can be really amazing. The surprise here, then, it emerges from the transformative power a simple pair of shoes around all social norms and expectations attached.
The vignette “Alicia Who Sees Mice” is intriguing. It carries forward a character who is going through the tides of life and stashing away her education. When time gets real tough, the way in which she deals with reality is by seeing mice that aren’t there as the stress mechanism.
“Elenita, Cards, Palm, Water” is a vignette that made me puzzled. This story portrays Esperanza as a young girl who comes to get her palm read by Elenita who a witch woman. Looking into this context the nature of Elenita’s predictions can be regarded as mysterious and magical that might lead readers forwards towards curiosity to think how come fate and destiny could be involved in Esperanza’s life.
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I like your comment; I must have been confused when I submitted mine because yours seems to be insightful. All those vignettes and stories have a purpose, whether it be to leave you with a lasting memory or to explore the meaning of life. There was a variety of sensory images, including taste, smell, touch, sound, and sight. I was touched by “The House on Mango Street” because I understand what it is like to be in some type of poverty.
Do you fully explain what was intriguing or confusing about the vignettes?