say."I can't believe that, just because she's a girl, and not a boy. And it goes back to the chapter about Minerva. Except this time it's about a father abusing a daughter, not a husband abusing his wife. Then when she says that he only beats her the hardest when she is with boys. It's even more horrible. To live in a house like that with such abuse, it's not worth it. To be living with a ball and chain attached to your leg. It's like your always being watched. "Until the way Sally tells it, he just went crazy, he just forgot he was her father between the buckle and the belt." That's disgusting, and no one should have to live like that.Chapter 38-The Monkey Garden"They all looked at me as if I was the one that was crazy and made me feel ashamed."I feel so bad for Esperanza, because she is so much more mature then other kids and they just don't realize. Esperanza is facing the fact that she won't let things like that slide by. She can't just let her friends kiss boys to get their way. It doesn't work like that anymore. They were Sally's keys not anyone elses. Why did she have to do something to get what she owned back. I don't think that Sally should have done that. It was stupid of her, and yet I can understand maybe why she would have done it. Chapter 39-Red Clowns"I didn't want it, Sally." "Why didn't you hear me when I called?" "Sally, make him stop." "You're a liar."All of those quotes show an example of what Esperanza was feeling. She was all alone. She was lost, and nobody could help her from their abuse. She was helpless in the case, and not even Sally could help her. And then Sally told her how it would be to get her first kiss, but not for Esperanza. Esperanza was taken advantage of by a group of stupid boys. She didn't deserve it at all. It makes me really mad also because when the guy said "I love you, Spanish girl." It didn't just hurt her as a woman, but as her own culture and identity. Chapter 40-Linoleum Roses "She says ...
