Rosaleen believes that Lily should just leave the topic alone and that she may discover something she just does not want to know. Rosaleen fears that Lily will be more hurt by her discoveries in finding her past that happy and relieved, “ ‘Maybe she was. I can’t say. I just know some things are better left alone.’ ‘What do you mean? That I shouldn’t find out what I can about my own mother?’ ‘What if—’ She paused and rubbed the back of her neck, ‘What if you find out something you don’t wanna know?’ " (Kidd, 100) Another controversial view studied by Emanuel states that Lily must confront the hardship of her mother’s death head on and that it may have a
Alice's parents tell her who she is permitted to see. They also instruct her how to dress, and of course how not to. It is through experiences such as Alice's younger sister falling off the bed, under her watch, that Alice's parents have a crucial influence on her self-discovery. Specifically, Alice's relatives influence her self-discovery journey by not being supportive. As Alice had to grow up basically looking after her self and her younger siblings she learned that even if you do not have support you still need to follow your dreams and live you life.
The family tradition goes that the youngest daughter of the family must be her mother’s caretaker until she or her mother dies. That means that Tita may not partake in anything that would keep her from fulfilling her duties; that includes marrying. Tita sees this tradition as unfair and she is not afraid to rebel. Esquivel uses magical forms of communication and the symbol of the food in this story to explore how rebellion affects the characters and to suggest that rebellion will lead to freedom. The events,
Her mom tells her how she should have gone to school and that Esperanza should study hard in order to fulfill her dream of becoming whoever she wants to be and also give her parents the peace of mind that they are looking for in knowing that they gave their child a better life. Esperanza herself is still determined to leave her area, Mango Street, but has changed her tact a little bit. Earlier in the book, she hated who she was and where she came from and wanted to move away to distance herself and try to forget about that part of her life and personality. Now she has accepted that where she has grown up is a part of her and is sure to remember what has happened here and bring that to her new life. She states that she will house “bums” in her attic because she understands what it is like to not have a home.
Zenzele A letter for My Daughter In Zenzele A Letter for My Daughter, Shiri shares her wisdom and the experiences that come with it with her daughter, Zenzele, who has rejected cultural traditions to welcome Western influence. Shiri is afraid that the Westernized culture of the United States will threaten Zenzele into living a life independent of Zimbabwe culture. After reading the short story about Mukoma Bryon, it becomes apparent to the reader that one of Shiri’s major motives for writing the letter to her daughter was to remind her about the importance of Zimbabwe culture and persuade her not to make the same decisions as Mukoma Bryon. However at the same time, she is filled with deep love towards Zenzele and understands her fondness of Western ideology. In a way, this letter is just as important to Shiri as it is to Zenzele because while it provides the motherly advice that Zenzele will always treasure, it also gives Shiri a fighting chance to convince Zenzele to intertwine her education abroad with the roots of her home country and ancestors.
Narrative Planner—“The Pomegranate Seeds” Who? Describe the character from "The Pomegranate Seeds" whose story you plan to tell. Character Name: Ceres |How would you describe this character?|Why?| Physical Appearance|Wearing a typical Greek mythology white robe with pale skin and blonde long hair.|| Feelings|Ceres must care about her daughter to allow her to go out of her sight to the seaside but warns her to stay close to the maidens due to her fear of her daughter getting into trouble.|Because how she tells her daughter to not run off in the forest away from the maidens because she could get into trouble.| Attitude|Very cautious|Because she tells her daughter to not leave out of the sight from the sea maidens.| What? Conflict/ Proserpina is kidnapped by King Pluto when she foolishly decides to wonder in the forest looking for flowers to plant for her mother Ceres. Character|Conflict Experienced|How does this character respond?| Ceres|At the moment has no knowledge of what happened to her daughter involving King Pluto kidnapping Proserpina and taking her to his palace.|She reacts by trying to find her daughter by speaking to people around the area who witness the event take place.| Where?
Esperanza doesn’t fit in because the only friend she has is her little sister Nenny who she doesn’t even consider her friend because she is too young. Cisneros and Esperanza also have a similar personality. They are both very persistent. Esperanza is persistent by that she won’t let the bad influences and bad role models around her get in her way of achieving what she wants. In Mango Street Esperanza says “One day I will say goodbye to Mango.
I think Ismene changed her mid because Antigone is her sister and you always stand up for family. She didn’t want to commit the crime because she was trying to talk Antigone out of doing the crime. In the end Ismene is the only one who lives and has a kind of guilt free life. She may not have family left besides Creon but at least she tried to save them. I think out all the characters she made the smarter choices and she thought about the consequences.
She doesn't want that feeling and that's why she so desperately wants to move into a nicer house.She is an immature girl at first but later on throughout the novel she realizes the importance of family and heritage and completely changes her views on life. Esperanza first starts switching her views on what kind of house she wants in the short vignettes "bums in the attic." This vignette starts of with Esperanza's childish views of a house when she says "I want a house on a hill like the ones with the gardens where papa work." (Page 86) But as the vignette gets to a close she says something very meaningful and thoughtful. "One day I'll own my own house, but I won't forget who I am or where I came from.
Young girls dream about a wedding and having the perfect day that they have always wanted and find it to be a fairytale. Cisneros portrays her own life when she explains how she didn’t want to be married, and wanted to be independent, to escape the idea that her father placed upon her by saying that she herself should be married and become a housewife. She does escape, in the book as Esperanza, and in her own life by using writing as an outlet to leave. She exemplifies what a person living the life of Esperanza, could do to change the preset boundaries that a girl growing up in her situation could have and to have the ability to achiever their goals and