Esparza is giving the people a message of identity. She is using personification by giving the trees human characteristics. She tells us about how they have hairy toes and skinny bodies. Also, how their ferocious roots grab the earth and their teeth bite away at the sky.
Both the trees and Esparza don’t belong on Mango Street, but their stuck their for life. The trees comfort Esparza when she is feeling down or if she is in a bad mood. They help her find her inner self being. These trees help show Esparza