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    This document discusses discussion questions about the first four parts of Sandra Cisneros' novel The House on Mango Street. It asks about the narrator Esperanza's feelings about her house and family, reactions to Esperanza as a narrator and whether her worries seem real, thoughts on the novel's style using small vignettes instead of a chronological story, and Esperanza's goals and dreams for her life. It also analyzes a quote where Esperanza discusses her name and being named after a "horse woman", and asks how different ethnic groups view strong women.

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    This document discusses discussion questions about the first four parts of Sandra Cisneros' novel The House on Mango Street. It asks about the narrator Esperanza's feelings about her house and family, reactions to Esperanza as a narrator and whether her worries seem real, thoughts on the novel's style using small vignettes instead of a chronological story, and Esperanza's goals and dreams for her life. It also analyzes a quote where Esperanza discusses her name and being named after a "horse woman", and asks how different ethnic groups view strong women.

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    Mango Street Discussion Questions Parts 1-4

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    This document discusses discussion questions about the first four parts of Sandra Cisneros' novel The House on Mango Street. It asks about the narrator Esperanza's feelings about her house and family, reactions to Esperanza as a narrator and whether her worries seem real, thoughts on the novel's style using small vignettes instead of a chronological story, and Esperanza's goals and dreams for her life. It also analyzes a quote where Esperanza discusses her name and being named after a "horse woman", and asks how different ethnic groups view strong women.

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    Mango Street Discussion Questions Parts

    1-4
    1.
    Describe the actual house. How does
    Esperanza feel about it? Are there
    advantages or disadvantages?
    2.
    What are your initial reactions to our
    narrator? Do you trust her? Who is she?
    Are her worries real? Do you take this
    teenage girl seriously?
    3.
    What are your thoughts on the style of
    the novel? Do you like the small
    vignettes? Would you prefer something
    more chronological? Why would an author
    choose to use this style over chronological
    ordering of events?
    4.
    What are Esperanzas goals? What
    does she want from life?
    Quote Analysis:
    It was my great grandmothers name
    she was a horse woman toowhich is
    supposed to be bad luck if youre born
    female-but I think this is a Chinese lie
    because the Chinese, like the Mexicans,
    dont like their women strong (Cisneros
    10)

    Consider the quote above. Do Black


    Americans like their women strong? What
    about White Americans? Are Aberdeen
    women strong?

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