Bones Of The Inner Ear

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Point of view Character Symbol How a particular element relates to the whole You investigate your own ideas about how a piece works Example: In the novel The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, the act of writing plays a crucial role in the development of the young narrator, Esperanza. She finds that writing has the dual, and seemingly contradictory, effects of helping her transcend the limitations of neighborhood while helping her feel more connected to it. “In addition to hearing, the inner ear helps with balance. The middle ear sits between the outer ear and the inner ear. These three components of the ear work in concert to both help us hear and help us maintain balance.” “For several years now, she had listed slightly, as if her right foot were deprived of a natural heel. Each year the lopsided walk was more pronounced. Grandpa took her to a foot doctor who found nothing, but an ear specialist said her equilibrium was off. Tiny bones of her inner ear were permanently damaged. I thought of Kiki flying headfirst through a window, her mother swinging an iron skillet like a baseball bat.” The inner ear bones represent that the family is off balance. Kiki and Lily both characterize the imbalance of the family because their inner ear bones are damaged Throughout the story the reader is exposed to the violence, depression, and manipulation coursing throughout this family. This family, who can be seen from the surface as being made up of beautiful dancers and war survivors. These are factors that can be subtle in some families, maybe even common, but these are constant, bold traits that this family has not only succumbed to, but also fortified. There are a lot of different causes. The symbolism of the inner ear it keeps you balanced, the fact that Kiki is imbalanced is symbolic of the entire family As Ana states, “I was born in a house known
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