c's depth to moths. And It is let go all of a sudden and it's everywhere in the room. The shadows on the wall, the dusty furniture, and then it creeps inside of her.Chapter 9-Meme Ortiz"Down at the base of the tree, the dog with two names barks into the empy air, and there at the end of the block, looking smaller still, our house with its feet tucked under like a cat."It's almost like Esperanza is explaining that she sees her house with a feeling of comfort and warmth. When she said with its feet tucked under, it just made me feel like her house was almost about to fall apart and that the feet are just barely holding the rest of the house together. But Esperanza, I think is happy with it, maybe she has some shame in it because she is poor, but otherwise I think she is happy to have a family to come back to whenever she is in need. Chapter 10-Louie, His Cousin & His Other cousin"We each had to sit with one of Louie's little sisters on our lap, but that was okay."Esperanza is really grateful for anything that she gets to do. She got in the yellow cadillac without questioning. She finds the best parts of life and uses them. She goes through much hardship yet still enjoys her life. Even the neighbors enjoy the ride in the Cadillac. The whole neighborhood seems to just act as one big family, everyone just meshes. Chapter 11-Marin"But next year Louie's parents are going to send her back to her mother with a letter saying she's too much trouble, and that is too bad because I like Marin."Marin is weak, she think she cannot make a living on her own, and so she thrives on men. She wants to be whisked away by her prince charming and live in a huge house away from Mango Street. On the other hand Esperanza wants to make a livnig on her own and find a house on her own. When Esperanza said that Marin would be leaving the next year, it told me that Esperanza doesn't look at Marin as a ro-model. She does know a lot of things about boys, but she can't su...
