She writes, "One day I will pack my bag of books and paper. One day I will say goodbye to Mango...They will not know I have gone away to come back. For the ones I left behind. For the ones who cannot out" (110). Though Esperanza has the means to leave Mango Street through her education and her writing, those she leaves behind cannot. In the end, she cannot abandon the people who helped mold her into what she is. For better or for worse, Esperanza would not be the same Esperanza without them. Her connection to them is permanent and transcends beyond her geographical location. It is an integral part of her
She writes, "One day I will pack my bag of books and paper. One day I will say goodbye to Mango...They will not know I have gone away to come back. For the ones I left behind. For the ones who cannot out" (110). Though Esperanza has the means to leave Mango Street through her education and her writing, those she leaves behind cannot. In the end, she cannot abandon the people who helped mold her into what she is. For better or for worse, Esperanza would not be the same Esperanza without them. Her connection to them is permanent and transcends beyond her geographical location. It is an integral part of her