“What Sally Said” was the most surprising and worst to read. This makes “Sally” make more sense to me. Sally’s dad hit her whenever she did or said what he didn’t like. She didn’t see it as abuse, she would try to put it off by saying she fell or that he never hit her hard. It’s disgusting and it hurts to read because I would never expect that to come from anyone, because no one deserves it.
“Bums in the Attic” intrigued me the most because it reminded me of “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara. Esperanza wanted to persevere and change the way she lived for the better, just like Sylvia did. Another part that intrigued me was how Esperanza was happy to give back to whoever needed it. She was ashamed now, but couldn’t wait to be in a place to give others what she couldn’t/didn’t have.
“Sally” puzzled me because I was not expecting the switch up in the story. The girls fighting and her completely changing after the boys were making fun of her in the locker room. When Esperanza describes Sally, she’s basically saying she wishes she could dress and be as beautiful as her. Though, it seemed as if she was bullied because of it. Sally no longer wanting to go home makes me believe she got caught by her religious dad and he made her change completely. I feel like this one had to be a little longer.
