Skinny Trees In The House On Mango Street

From Cisneros one can judge that Esperanza thinks a lot about herself in a negative manner. The skinny trees in this passage are used to compare her, and it is portrayed to show that she has a very low self-esteem who seems to be very self-conscious about her image. Through this passage one can assume that Esperanza feels as if she is in a world by herself and that no one is on her side. This passage makes it seem as if she is just very lonely and has no friends or family she loves or loves her back. Throughout this passage it makes it seem as if Esperanza is just longing for love from another. The author identifies Esperanza as a young girl who does not see herself as a beauty she is, and I feel this is meant to connect to many other young women. She tries to connect with other women by showing Esperanza’s concern in herself because she does not believe that she is not beautiful enough for other people to care about her, but only has the trees who she feels she can truly connect with. These trees may be in this passage to show that Esperanza needs other women role models …show more content…
I think in the future this will impact the story line when Chris’s family realizes he is gone. Chris may have difficulties realizing what family means for him because of previous experiences that scarred him in a negative manner. A possible reason for Chris’s ignorance of family in conversation is so that they do not worry about him, or because of his need for attention. The need for self-attention does not seem like it’s the case because of the fact how he has approached all his conversations. It was very admiring of Burres to get to know the situation, and keep trying to figure about Chris’s unique situation. Burres’s may take a liking and form a special bond with Chris due to the fact that their tough relationship with their