Both Esperanza and Sally are attention seeker. They try to find attention from different places based on their social experiences. For example, in “Our Good Day” the youngest of the sisters states that “If you give me five dollars I will be your friend forever” (14). In contrast, in “Sally” the narrator says “ The boys at school think she is beautiful because her hair is shiny black like raven fathers and when she laughs, she flicks her hair back like a satin shawl over her shoulders and laughs” (81). These two quotes show a common desire from both of the girls; they both want attention. Where they seek that attention is what differentiates the two of them. Since Sally’s father abuses her at home, she is trying to find the attention from a
