The House On Mango Street

Front 1

1: The House on Mango Street

Back 1

How her family came to live in the house.

Front 2

2: Hairs

Back 2

Each family member has different types of hair.

Front 3

3: Boys and Girls

Back 3

Socialization among boys and girls in the neighborhood.

Front 4

4: My Name

Back 4

About Esperanza, what it means, and who she was named after.

Front 5

5: Cathy Queen of Cats

Back 5

A girl who agrees to be friends for one week.

Front 6

6: Our Good Day

Back 6

Lucy, Rachel, and Esperanza buy a bike.

Front 7

7: Laughter

Back 7

Nenny doesn't look like Esperanza as Rachel and Lucy do, but their laughs are the same.

Front 8

8: Gil's Furniture, Bought and Sold

Back 8

They go to a store where he doesn't turn on lights unless they have money. They ask to see what is in a box, and it is his music box - but he won't sell it.

Front 9

9: Meme Ortiz

Back 9

Meme moves into Cathy's house, they play Tarzan in the tree in his backyard, and he jumps off and breaks his arms.

Front 10

10: Louie, His Cousin, and his other cousin

Back 10

In the basement of Meme's house, Louie lives with cousin Marin. Other cousin comes and visit, taking kids in ride of Cadillac, but is arrested for the stolen car.

Front 11

11: Marin

Back 11

Marin has dreams to marry, and work in Chicago. She befriends Esperanza.

Front 12

12: Those Who Don't

Back 12

People who don't live in their neighborhood would find it scary.

Front 13

13: There Was an Old Woman with so Many Children She didn't Know what to do

Back 13

Rosa Vargas has many children who are not behaved. The neighborhood originally helped, but now they don't care.

Front 14

14: Alicia Who Sees Mice

Back 14

A girl who's mother died works hard, but stays up late looking at mice who her father claims are not really there.

Front 15

15: Darius and the Clouds

Back 15

She complains of little greenery. But, a boy she doesn't care for, points to a cloud, claiming it is God.

Front 16

16: And Some More

Back 16

A discussion about clouds becomes a debate and fight.

Front 17

17: The Family of Little Feet

Back 17

Esperanza imagines a story about a them getting nice shoes that look nice, but make men like them.

Front 18

18: A Rice Sandwhich

Back 18

Esperanza wants to eat in the Canteen, but she is not allowed.

Front 19

19: Chanclas

Back 19

For a baptism, her mom buys her a pretty dress, but she doesn't want to dance because she doesn't have nice shoes.

Front 20

20: Hips

Back 20

Esperanza, Nenny, Lucy, and Rachel discuss hips while jumping rope.

Front 21

21: The First Job

Back 21

Esperanza gets a job matching negatives to photos, but she doesn't know how to act in the workplace.

Front 22

22: Papa who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark

Back 22

Her grandfather dies.

Front 23

23: Born Bad

Back 23

The girls feel guilty because they made fun of Aunt Lupe the day before she died.

Front 24

24: Elenita, Cards, Palm, Water

Back 24

She Gets her fortune told.

Front 25

25: Geraldo No Last Name

Back 25

Marin meets a man who then dies. She is somehow very connected to him, even though he didn't know her.

Front 26

26: Edna's Ruthie

Back 26

ruthie hasn't done much with her life, and can't compliment Esperanza.

Front 27

27: The Earl of Tennessee

Back 27

A juke-box repairing neighbor.

Front 28

28: Sire

Back 28

Esperanza has her first real crush, only he has a girl friend who her parents say to stay away from.

Front 29

29: Four Skinny Trees

Back 29

Esperanza compares herself to the trees outside their house.

Front 30

30: No Speak English

Back 30

Mamacita moves in, but never leaves the house because she can't speak English. Her father tells stories of his first arrival and no knowledge of English.

Front 31

31: Rafaela who Drinks Coconut and Papaya Juice on Tuesdays

Back 31

Rafaela's husband locks her in when he goes to play poker, so she asks the girls to buy her coconut and papaya juice, so they do.

Front 32

32: Sally

Back 32

A really pretty girl at school.

Front 33

33: Minerva Writes Poems

Back 33

Is a little older than Esperanza, but is married with children. Her husband beats her.

Front 34

34: Bums in the Attic

Back 34

She wants a nice house in the city, so she can share it with bums.

Front 35

35: Beautiful and Cruel

Back 35

Esperanza worries that she isn't beautiful enough to make a living and have a husband.

Front 36

36: A Smart Cookie

Back 36

Esperanza's Mom tries to convince Esperanza to do something with her intelligence.

Front 37

37: What Sally Said

Back 37

Sally is beaten by her father, and she asks to stay with Esp. Her father comes and begs for her to come back home.

Front 38

38: The Monkey Garden

Back 38

The neighborhood kids take over an abandoned garden.

Front 39

39: Red Clowns

Back 39

Esperanza is raped by red clowns at the circus.

Front 40

40: Linoleum Roses

Back 40

Sally gets married, and her husband provides her with money, but doesn't allow her out of the house or to make phone calls.

Front 41

41: The Three Sisters

Back 41

Lucy and Rachel's sister dies, and Esperanza attends the funeral.

Front 42

42: Alicia and I Talking on Edna's Steps

Back 42

She is jealous of Alicia because she is a town to call home. Alicia claims that so does Esp, but she doesn't want to be associated with Mango Street.

Front 43

43: A House of My Own

Back 43

Esperanza Talks about what her own house would be like.

Front 44

44: Mango Says Goodbye Sometime

Back 44

She emphasizes that she doesn't belong on Mango Street.