For this week’s discussion board “The House on Mango Street”, I found that the vignette “Papa who wakes up in the dark.” resonated with me the most. My mother passed away in 2010, this was the worst experience of my life. Between getting the call that she had to go to the hospital to when she did pass was a terrible feeling. It broke my heart when she passed, and I got that call that morning. Being a teenager and losing your parent or just being any age and losing your parent will have you feeling lost and alone in the world. My family still expected me to continue with my life as if nothing happened and it was very difficult. But till this day I try to make her proud. And the phrase I feel like Esperanza used to indicate she feels more American than Mexican is “They will have a back-and-white photo taken in front of the tomb with flowers shaped like spears in a white vase because that is how they send the dead away in that country”.
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I am sorry for your loss, and I know that feeling when you lose your parents or loved one. I could also relate with your story and the story papa who wakes up in the dark. I just recently went through that same situation and felt alone but I couldn’t let that bring me down because I was left with my little brother to take care. Then after a week that my mother passed away, my family forgot about me and the passing of my mother. I had to step up and show my little brother that we can continue living and show no weakness. We will always keep our parents in our hearts.