la casa de la calle de mango

Alici Who Sees mice

this is a very vsexis and contieus with the male dominance theme. It shows tat alicia is trying to get an education but father expects her to take care of hte family and cook and clean. He looks at her almsot as porperty

HIps

Esperanza acts like she knows everythign but is ironic because she is really very young and now so little

The first Job

Esperanza gets kissed by that old man ..disgusting

this brings up sexual assault

later this comes up when she is at the carnival with sally

Papa who wakes up tired in the dark

In this Esperanza begins to really take on more of an adult role

Four Skinny trees - theme of not feelign home at her own house

the trees = esperanza they both dont belong in teh neighborhood

THe monkey garden

THis is where she complelty losese her innocenc

esperanza sees the garned as a place to play while slly sees it as a plvce to expiremnt and geels grown up

big disenchantemnet for esp