The girls wave and thank him.Įsperanza is vaguely aware of what is going on, she is telling the story as a little girl with no concept of the significance of what is happening. He crashes and the beautiful car looks like an accordion. The girls are really impressed, and then he stops suddenly and tells them to get out quickly. The white leather upholstery is like a beautiful sofa.
One of Louie’s cousins visits with a beautiful yellow convertible and takes Marin and the girls for a ride. Marin tells the girls things about make-up and boys. Louie, who lives in an apartment down the street, has a cousin, Marin, visiting from Puerto Rico. Lucy and Rachel are sisters that are her friends they play games and watch the coming and goings of Mango Street. Boys and girls live in separate worlds, so Nettie, her sister is her responsibility and tags along everywhere. Esperanza has a way of finding everyone’s little idiosyncrasies that make us unique individuals. The main character in this book is Esperanza, who is also the narrator. It definitely isn’t the home of their dreams, but even when Esperanza leaves this street, she will always remember the roots it gave her.
They finally move to Mango Street and don’t have to bother with landlords banging on the ceiling or floor, and they don’t have to share space. Her parents always talk of owning their own home, and what it would be like. Esperanza has moved every year to a new rental. She is named after her free-spirited Grandmother and lives with her parents and two brothers and one sister. Esperanza hates her name, it’s hope in English but has too many letters in Spanish. The House on Mango Street is a collection of mini-stories wrapped around a Latin-girl’s view of her neighborhood and neighbors.
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