Character Analysis: The Monkey Garden

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The Monkey Garden was about how Sally had to kiss all the boys to get her keys back for the car. Sally did not want to do that but she had to because that was the only way to get the keys back. “ It was just a kiss, that’s all. A kiss for each one”( Cisneros 97) . This means that it was not a big deal but 1 of Sally’s friends told her mom and she did not even care because on page 97 it states “Your son and his friends stole Sally’s keys and now they won’t give them back unless she kisses them… What do you want me to do, she said, call the cops”? ( the mother said ).

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