Prompt: Which one of the vignettes from The House on Mango Street made the strongest impression on you? In a post of at least 150 words, identify the vignette and discuss its theme or central idea, explaining why it resonated for you. Please make every effort to respond to a […]
Week 05 Discussion
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The vignette from ” A House on Mango Street” that resonated with me the strongest is “Hips”. In “Hips” Esperanza talks about her blossoming into a woman as she has developed hips. She talks to Rachel and Lucy about what to do with them. The idea of babies, boys, and […]
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is a coming of age story that dwells on the many exploits she faces through life. In fact one could say it’s still relatable in this day and age. If we look at page 56 “Papa Who Wakes Up Tired In the […]
The vignette I liked the most was “A Rice Sandwich”. It is a simple little story in which the main character voices her desire to eat at the school canteen. She managed to convince her mom and come up with a plan. When she finally gets to eat at the […]
The House on Mango Street is a collection of vignettes written by Sandra Cisneros. Of these stories, the one with which I connected most strongly is titled “Born Bad.” In “Born Bad,” Esperanza remembers her Aunt Guadalupe, once a beautiful swimmer, “Aunt Lupe of the photographs,” who Esperanza knew only […]
In the book The House on Mango Street the vignette is “Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark” is about how Sandra thinks of her father who wakes up early to go to work every day and how would she feel if her father were to pass away like […]
The vignette that resonated most with me was “my name”, as it talks about how a young latin girl didn’t like her name when she was younger. Growing up as a Nigerian in the United States I was made conscious that my name was different from other people’s at a […]
The vignette that made the strongest impression on me is “Darius and the Clouds“. In this episode, the philosophical aspect of the first paragraph has amazed me. In a poetic language the author explains that the environment around her is a sad place and that beauty and happiness around are […]
I was most impressed by the vignette entitled “Hair.” In this vignette, Esperanza talks about how her hair is a source of both pride and shame for her (Stewart 38). On the one hand, she is proud of her long, thick hair because it is something that makes her feel […]
