The vignettes of Cisneros are masterpieces that form into a quilt. The masterpiece is spiced up with small, short detailed stories about hopes and dreams that are like small pieces of fabric woven into a large fabric. My vignettes conduct a symphony of my life into a large quilt with ambition and delusion for my future. It describes my name, home, my escape place, my friendship, my everything. The Vineyard Vines pink whale is my escape, my hope, my older brother calling out to me “Keep going! You’ll be the amazing Preppy Mary that everyone knows” (Al). The pink whale is my aspiration, my motivation, and my best friend that tells me I can be that Harvard girl. The four skinny trees in Esperanza’s life bring her hope, as trees call out
