The vignette on page three, from “The House on Mango Street”, made the strongest impression on me. After I was done reading that page, I automatically wondered if that is how I sound to others when I tell them where I moved from. I always tell them “I was born in Hyattsville, Maryland, and then I loved to Alexandria, Virginia at four years old, and then I moved to Brooklyn, New York at six years old. When I first moved to Brooklyn, New York, we had the second floor, and then our landlord told us to move to the fourth floor, after a couple of years, our landlord told us to move to the third floor, and here we are now.” I find it interesting when people move from place to place, it was really hectic for my family and me but enjoy having our own space, and a different environment. My family and I also used to live with my cousins for a couple of years, our house was jam-packed!
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2 thoughts on “Ainoon Khan Discussion 15”
Ainoon, thanks for this lovely recollection of your own experience of moving around with your family. I love when literature crosses over into students’ personal memories.
Hello Ainoon I am very surprised that you even remember how many times you have moved and where you moved to especially since you experienced all this at such a young age. I have never moved and can’t imagine having to pack and unpack so many times at such a young age. Although, I have experienced living with my cousins though and it definitely made me appreciate the space I have now compared to back then.