The Mother Of The Children - 1211 Words

Why did Cisneros include it in the novel? Does it give insight into a character? Does it develop a theme of the novel? This vignette focuses on the five steps of grieving, which could encounter with the theme, the grieving is the mother of the children which focuses on Rosa Vargas. In my opinion Cisneros implemented this short story to visualize the struggle that Rosa Vargas went through because her husband left her and her children leaving her with no. I could relate to her on so many levels because she didn’t receive a note of absence or anything relevant to the father of her children and I know how that feels but, it’s no excuse to not take care of her children. Mrs. Vargas could symbolize weakness, she didn’t have the strength to†¦show more content†¦When both Esperanza and Sally go to the monkey garden, Sally refuses to play with Esperanza because of the attention she’s getting from the boys (Tito and his friends). She flirts excessively and Esperanza doesn’t quite understand how she could get that much control over males. In that scenario the boys tak e her keys away and she agrees to kiss them in order to receive them back. Sally is important because the way she serves as a foil for Esperanza escaping her strict and abuse father to a marshmallow salesman and Sally is an example to what could be Esperanza’s fate. When Sally and Esperanza go to the carnival, Sally abandons her to a â€Å"big boy† and leaves Esperanza all alone, which conclude to her being raped she feels betrayed, she blames sally for not helping her when she needed her the most and for lying to her about sexual intercourse. Alicia: Alicia is a very significant character in The House on Mango Street. She is an older female in which goes to a university, she takes school very serious and is almost a â€Å"getaway† for her. She had a rough life, acknowledging her mother died and she was forced to be the woman figure of the household. Some examples would be her making tortillas, (in the text it says she is an amazing tortilla maker) for her family in the mornings. She is a great figure