Monday, February 18, 2013

The House on Mango Street: Analysis Question 2

Post your analysis question for The House on Mango Street (to page 74).

19 comments:

  1. Do you think Esperanza's friends who mimicked her aunt that died would feel as sad and guilty as Esperanza is?

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  2. Why does Esperanza think that you cannot success if you go to public school?

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  3. Although Esperanza and her friends did not know that her aunt was going to die that day, why did she even try to mimic her already knowing that she is blind and sick.

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  4. Why did Ruthie suddenly complimented on Esperanza's teeth.

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  5. Why did Marin wait for Geraldo in the hospital?

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  6. Is Elenita really a witch woman or is she just telling a broad future that everyone knows?

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  7. Why do you think Earl choose to tell other people he has a wife? ( the neighbor saw different women went to his house)

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  8. Why does Esperanza talk about hips but not breasts?

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  9. What does it mean, "papa who wakes up tired in the dark"?

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  10. Why did Earl have these lovely ladies come to his house, instead of simply finding a girlfraaaaaan? (he'll give her the d later)

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  11. why does the question of sexuality become so frequent during this part of the book?

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  12. Why does Marin seem to be the only one who cares about Geraldo? (How can we relate to Marin's relationship with her boyfriend in Puerto Rico?)

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  13. Why they cannot have an agreement on what Earl's wife look like?

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  14. What's bad about the public school in the story? Why would Esperanza's dad want Esperanza to attend Catholic school instead of public school?

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  15. Why does Esperanza insist eating in the school canteen instead of her home?

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  16. Do you think Earl has another job other than a jukebox repairman?(suggesting because he brings home different girls)

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  17. The nun from Esperenza's school automatically assumed that Esperenza lived in the shabbiest house of the neighborhood based on what factors?

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  18. What do you think the rice sandwich represents?

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  19. What kind of isolation do you think Esperenza is facing at her school?

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