We have just seen, in the previous vignette But such questions and issues are, in the end, beyond the scope ofĮsperanza's concern at this point. Should and must learn to respect the cultural differences of those minority The situation raises important questions of how the majority members ofĪ society relate to minority members it touches on issues of how the majority Realize that, rightly or wrongly, 'No Speak English' is not a viable method for Readers can, as Esperanza seems to, have some measure of sympathy for Mamacita īut, given the context of the novel, they should also, as does Esperanza, Physical size-although she is a large woman, her homesickness makes her small). Not be diminished (and readers should note the way Cisneros draws theirĪttention to the irony of 'little mother''s name, given Mamacita's Have learned, Esperanza is determined not to share that fate. Was unable to adapt, who stayed in her home the rest of her days, and, as we Great-grandmother (see 'My Name'), who came from another country to America and In this respect, the woman and the girlĪre kindred souls-although Mamacita mirrors Esperanza's To that country,' that true home, that 'real house' (see 'The House on Mango Street') for which Esperanza herself longs. Spanish is, as Esperanza correctly discerns, Mamacita's 'only road out

Surname and thus no identity, until Esperanza gives him one in her narrative). 'mother'-this is her identity contrast 'Geraldo No Last Name,' who has no Spanish is, clearly, more than a mere means of communicationįor Mamacita (significantly, the character is not given a proper name,īut rather is called only by the Spanish diminutive, affectionate name for Itself with the power of narrative, this vignette takes up the power of She refuses-except to order her grandson, Spanish, when they will be going home, her son replies, in English, that they are Pines away inside the house for her real home. Thinks she is afraid to because she speaks only eight words of English. She never leaves the house, and Esperanza Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut & Papaya Juice on Tuesdays There Was an Old Woman She Had So Many Children She Didn't Know What to Do The House on Mango Street Select a Chapter: Studyworld Studynotes - Quotes - Reports & Essays

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