- The vignette that surprised me the most from “The House on Mango Street” was “My Name”. This vignette surprised me because the author showed a higher level of maturity and awareness of the life, she wanted to live away from Mexican culture stereotypes. For example, she was explaining how she got her name from her great grandmother but also explained the story of the original Esperanza. The author goes on to explain how her great grandmother lived a life of unhappiness after being forced to marry and she then says, “I have inherited her name, but I don’t want to inherit her place by the window” (Cisernos 11). This surprised me because the author is a child and has an understanding of gender roles and cultural stereotypes that most children don’t understand to that extent.
- The vignette that intrigued me was “Marin” because the author shows admiration for Marin, which is expected because she is a child and usually children idolize adults no matter how our lives are. It intrigued me because while reading the details of Marin, I took her to be a boy crazy kind of girl, but the author shows more empathy towards Marin. I was also intrigued because I wanted to know if she really got married or not, and then I was disappointed to find out she didn’t.
- The vignette that puzzled me was “Four Skinny Trees” because in the beginning of the story in “The House on Mango Street”, the author mentions the trees in a off-standish way because it wasn’t the extravagant backyard, she thought the family would have with the house. Now in “Four Skinny Trees”, she finds comfort in the existence of the trees in front of her house. It puzzled me because it shows her growth from when she moved in and was not excited about it, to finding comfort in her surroundings when she feels alone.
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