The vignette that surprised me was “Geraldo, No Last Name”. It stood out to me since this man was clearly murdered in an accident, and this was very jarring in comparison to the previous vignettes.
The vignette that intrigued me the most was the one my group read for class “Cathy Queen of Cats”. There was so much going on in this vignette. Cathy, Esperanza’s new friend was introduced. It was clear that Cathy was detailing the cast of characters in the neighborhood, but the explanations came across as gossip instead of a quick rundown. It also turned the story back around on Cathy, and we were able to decipher that she lived in a home with many cats and a family that fills her head with delusions of wealthy family members in France.
The vignette that puzzled me the most was “Four Skinny Trees”. Reading it over again, I was unsure if she was speaking about actual trees or real people. She personified the trees, detailing them with humanistic features such as elbows, or being too skinny, or her being able to hear them.
