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What are the five major themes of The House on Mango Street?
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What are the five major themes of The House on Mango Street? Racism, Sexism, Classism, Adolescence, Immigration
Define Racism Not a common theme, Geraldo No Last Name, My Name, Those who don't, cathy queen of cats, our good day
Define Sexism Very common, Smart cookie, Minerva who writes poems, first job, boys & girls, Beautiful and cruel, family of little feet, alicia who sees mice, all of sally's vignettes
Define Classism Poor class, Cathy queen of cats, family of little feet, the house on mango street, bums in the attic, talking with alicia
Define Adolescence trying to act older, sire, four skinny trees, family of little feet, boys & girls, marin, hips, beautiful and cruel, chanclas, first job
Define Immigration Language barrier, geraldo no last name, No speak english-mamacita, Marin is from Puerto Rico, Louie, his cousin and his other cousin
Five smaller themes Friends, Death, Window, Neighborhood, Sally
Friends Alicia, Sally, Rachel, Lucy, Tito, Cathy, Meme
Death Progressively gets more personal to esperanza, Angel Vargas-there was an old woman..., abuelito-papa who wakes up tired..., Aunt Lupe-Born Bad, Baby-Three Sisters, Geraldo-Geraldo no last name
Window Symbolism: four skinny trees, my name, sire, louie & his cousin and his other cousin, Cover of the book, No speak english, Minerva writes poems, rice sandwich, linoleum roses, house on mango street, rafaela drinks papaya and coconut, the earl of tennessee
Describe the neighborhood physically and through the characters Edna lives next door to esperanza. she kicks people out, No speak english, Our good day
Sally & Esperanza good, then bad, (Sally, What sally said)- being tortured by father. (Monkey garden, red clowns)-sally kissing boys and getting raped (linoleum roses)-married, trapped in restricted life
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