There are many ways that you could compare and contrast the two
characters Sally and Esperanza. First of all, I will talk about how both of
these girls are always dreaming, either about something bigger for their lives,
or just getting out. They are both big dreamers and have big imaginations. Along
with the things in common there are also things that they don’t have in common
and are very different in. For example, Esperanza is a very outgoing and
rebellious child, even to her parents. Like in the vignette “Beautiful and Cruel,”
it is talking about how Esperanza has “decided not to grow up tame like the
others.” While Sally is outgoing at school, but once school is out it is a
completely different story. Where Esperanza is always the same with her
personality Sally changes, “You become a different Sally. You pull your skirt
straight, you rub the blue paint off your eyelids. You don’t laugh Sally.” And
these quotes are showing how Sally’s life at home is very different and she is
afraid to express herself at home. These are a couple of the compares and
contrasts between the two girls Sally and Esperanza from “The House on Mango
Street.”
I think the way Sally changes so much away from home is due to her father's mistreatment. This is why she is the way she is around boys and out in public. Shes shunned from the outside by her father, and when she gets an opportunity she takes full advantage of it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Wyatt on what he said. I also agree with the rest of your blog. Good job.
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