Toddlers will grow up to be adolescents, and adolescents will become adults, whether we like it or not. It’s the unknown of the society is what we’re afraid of, but we carelessly dive into situations anyway because our natural curiosity. “The Family of Little Feet”, a vignette by Sandra Cisneros in The House On Mango Street explores the ugly truth of the coming of womanhood and sexuality that hides below the surface in their society. The idea of womanhood that Esperanza and her friends had, was feeling beautiful through the high-heeled shoes and being recognized by men through the heels. However, Esperanza and her friends did not realize that unwanted attention is also brought to them, when the bum man asked for a kiss from Rachel. The girls
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On a day out walking in their newly worn heels, Esperanza and her friends have encountered a man, which draws in the danger of womanhood, or adulthood in this vignette. “Now you know to talk to drunks is crazy and to tell them your name is worse, but who can blame her.” Here, Esperanza’s language shows that she clearly understood that Rachel’s actions was not acceptable because it would cause them trouble, but she still defends her anyway. Esperanza said that she could not blame Rachel shows that she is still a teenager with reckless thoughts, and it counteracts with her trying to be a “mature woman”. Their interaction with the bum man continues: “If I give you a dollar will you kiss me? How about a dollar. I give you a dollar, and he looks in his pocket for wrinkled money.”, says the bum man. The girls did not engage with him any further, in the end Esperanza and her friends managed to escape the scene and return home safely, but this part is the most important of this vignette. “The Family of Little Feet” is about Esperanza’s inner conflict between sexuality and her desire for independence. The bum man offering a kiss is where the sexuality of this vignette is portrayed, but Esperanza is scared because of the unknown, and what danger it could have brought upon
On a day out walking in their newly worn heels, Esperanza and her friends have encountered a man, which draws in the danger of womanhood, or adulthood in this vignette. “Now you know to talk to drunks is crazy and to tell them your name is worse, but who can blame her.” Here, Esperanza’s language shows that she clearly understood that Rachel’s actions was not acceptable because it would cause them trouble, but she still defends her anyway. Esperanza said that she could not blame Rachel shows that she is still a teenager with reckless thoughts, and it counteracts with her trying to be a “mature woman”. Their interaction with the bum man continues: “If I give you a dollar will you kiss me? How about a dollar. I give you a dollar, and he looks in his pocket for wrinkled money.”, says the bum man. The girls did not engage with him any further, in the end Esperanza and her friends managed to escape the scene and return home safely, but this part is the most important of this vignette. “The Family of Little Feet” is about Esperanza’s inner conflict between sexuality and her desire for independence. The bum man offering a kiss is where the sexuality of this vignette is portrayed, but Esperanza is scared because of the unknown, and what danger it could have brought upon