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Jenny's seventh grade review

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" In English my name means hope. In Spanish it means too many words. It means sadness. It means waiting." Esperanza has always lived in places she feels like she doesn't belong. She wants her own yard, no breaking pipes, and no landlords getting mad because of the noise level. She wants a house to herself. The little red house on Mango Street isn't exactly what she hoped for. No sharing yards, no landlords, but the house is run down and the neighborhood is faced with poverty and violence. Mango Street is in a Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago. People emigrated from Central America thinking there were plenty of opportunities for a great life. However, the neighborhoods are racist and it is hard to find good jobs. People from other neighborhoods are afraid of each other just because of their race. People end up living in poverty and are not always safe from racism and violence. Esperanza and her family are faced with these problems every day. Esperanza is shy and hates being trapped where she doesn't belong. She knows what she wants, but she doesn't yet know who she truly is. I thought this book was very good. It showed that racism and poverty exist through the eyes of a young girl. I thought Sandra Cisneros' way of writing Esperanza's thoughts and pulling them together into a great story was very smart. I think every will love this book. It really teaches you to try to overcome the past and realize who you truly are.

Jenny's seventh grade review

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" In English my name means hope. In Spanish it means too many words. It means sadness. It means waiting." Esperanza has always lived in places she feels like she doesn't belong. She wants her own yard, no breaking pipes, and no landlords getting mad because of the noise level. She wants a house to herself. The little red house on Mango Street isn't exactly what she hoped for. No sharing yards, no landlords, but the house is run down and the neighborhood is faced with poverty and violence. Mango Street is in a Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago. People emigrated from Central America thinking there were plenty of opportunities for a great life. However, the neighborhoods are racist and it is hard to find good jobs. People from other neighborhoods are afraid of each other just because of their race. People end up living in poverty and are not always safe from racism and violence. Esperanza and her family are faced with these problems every day. Esperanza is shy and hates being trapped where she doesn't belong. She knows what she wants, but she doesn't yet know who she truly is. I thought this book was very good. It showed that racism and poverty exist through the eyes of a young girl. I thought Sandra Cisneros' way of writing Esperanza's thoughts and pulling them together into a great story was very smart. I think every will love this book. It really teaches you to try to overcome the past and realize who you truly are.

Jenny's seventh grade review

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" In English my name means hope. In Spanish it means too many words. It means sadness. It means waiting." Esperanza has always lived in places she feels like she doesn't belong. She wants her own yard, no breaking pipes, and no landlords getting mad because of the noise level. She wants a house to herself. The little red house on Mango Street isn't exactly what she hoped for. No sharing yards, no landlords, but the house is run down and the neighborhood is faced with poverty and violence. Mango Street is in a Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago. People emigrated from Central America thinking there were plenty of opportunities for a great life. However, the neighborhoods are racist and it is hard to find good jobs. People from other neighborhoods are afraid of each other just because of their race. People end up living in poverty and are not always safe from racism and violence. Esperanza and her family are faced with these problems every day. Esperanza is shy and hates being trapped where she doesn't belong. She knows what she wants, but she doesn't yet know who she truly is. I thought this book was very good. It showed that racism and poverty exist through the eyes of a young girl. I thought Sandra Cisneros' way of writing Esperanza's thoughts and pulling them together into a great story was very smart. I think every will love this book. It really teaches you to try to overcome the past and realize who you truly are.

victoria's opinion

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"I would like to baptize myself under a new name more like the real me, the one nobody sees." Esperanza doesn't like her name, but over time she learns what it means and that it has a story behind it. Esperanza is a seventh grade girl who has experienced a little too much action for her age. She lives in a poor Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago that can be dangerous. She has some friends, and most of them are struggling with poverty. People are afraid to go outside because violence breaks out in the neighborhood. People need money and support from their neighbors, but forget that other people are going through the same thing. Kids in Esperanza's neighborhood are also racist and violent because that's what they learned from other adults. Esperanza knows that some people have problems and they think violence is their way out of their problems. Others learn to talk to each other. The novel is written from the point of view of a girl. I recommend it to people who like reading fiction and like reading about others lives. Though this book is short it is packed with rich description, and you'll have great time learning about how Esperanza's life turned out.

victoria's opinion

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"I would like to baptize myself under a new name more like the real me, the one nobody sees." Esperanza doesn't like her name, but over time she learns what it means and that it has a story behind it. Esperanza is a seventh grade girl who has experienced a little too much action for her age. She lives in a poor Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago that can be dangerous. She has some friends, and most of them are struggling with poverty. People are afraid to go outside because violence breaks out in the neighborhood. People need money and support from their neighbors, but forget that other people are going through the same thing. Kids in Esperanza's neighborhood are also racist and violent because that's what they learned from other adults. Esperanza knows that some people have problems and they think violence is their way out of their problems. Others learn to talk to each other. The novel is written from the point of view of a girl. I recommend it to people who like reading fiction and like reading about others lives. Though this book is short it is packed with rich description, and you'll have great time learning about how Esperanza's life turned out.