Mango Street-"My Name''
The House on Mango Street
Journal Guide for Chapter Four
“My Name”
Questions:
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. What does her name mean?
2. After whom was she named? Why does she connect her name with the records her father plays on Sunday morning?
3. What point does Esperanza make about both the Chinese and the Mexicans? Does she seem to resent this?
4. How did her grandmother get married?
5. What does what happened to Esperanza’s grandmother tell you about women’s roles in Mexican society?
6. Why does she want to baptize herself with a new name?
Quotes:
Explain the significance of the following quotes.
1. It was my great-grandmother’s name and now it is mine. She was a horse woman, too, born like me in the Chinese year of the horse—which is supposed to be bad luck if you’re born female—but I think it this is a Chinese lie because the Chinese, like the Mexicans, don’t like their women strong.
2. I have inherited her name, but I don’t want to inherit her place by the window.
3. I would like to baptize myself under a new name, a name more like the real me, the one nobody sees.
Themes:
1. The theme of women as second-class citizens is reinforced in this chapter. What lines from the text support this theme?
2. How does Esperanza rebel against this idea of women as inferior?
3. Another theme introduced in this chapter is the idea of a woman waiting. Who waits? Where does she wait? For what is she waiting? How does Esperanza feel about this?
Style:
Cisneros has a poetic style. She incorporates both vivid imagery and spare prose to create a picture of Esperanza’s world.
1. Esperanza explains the various meanings of her name in a series of metaphors and similes. What do the metaphors and similes mean on a literal level? On a figurative level? How does this description add to the overall explanation of her name?
2. What words does the narrator use to describe Esperanza’s name?
3. How do these words create a sense of the whole of Esperanza? How does the description provide a sense of both the meaning of her name and her personality?
4. What does Esperanza feel is her legacy? What connects her to the past? What images does the author use to create this connection?
Personal Response:
Esperanza discusses her name and what it means to her. What does your name mean? What does your name mean to you? How was your name chosen? Does it have family significance? Would you change your name? What similes and metaphors can you use to describe your name?
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Questions:
1. In English her name means "hope" and in Spanish her name means sadness and waiting.
2. She is named after her great-grandmother. She connects it with her fathers records because they sound like sobbing.
3. The connection between Mexican and Chinese cultures is that they both like the woman weak-willed. Yes she does resent this because she wants to be strong.
4. Her grandmother was kidnapped and forced to marry her grandfather.
5.
6. She wants a name that is more like the real her.
Quotes:
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2. She wants to be strong, she doesn't want to end up being stuck in a place she doesn't want be.
3. She wants a name that represents her, a name that shows the real her.
Themes:
1. "She was born in the Chinese year of the Horse, which is supposed to be bad luck if you're born female."
2.
b contreras per 4
1. Her name in english mean's hope, and in spanish it mean's to manny letter's, sadness, waiting, number line, muddy color.
2. She was named after her great grandmother.
3. The they dont like to have there wemon strong, who would want a wife thats stronger than you? not me.
4. When her grandfather had threw a sack over her head and carried her off.
5. That a lot of them are gumpy and mean.
6. Because every one makes fun of her name.
A.Kidane Period 1
Questions
1. In English her name means hope, but in Spanish it means too many letters.
2. She was named after her great-grandmother.
3. She says that like the Mexicans the Chinese did not like their women to be strong. When she was born she was born in the year of the horse, which was thought to be bad luck for a female to be born that year.
4. She had a sack thrown on her head and was carried off by her future husband and that was the wedding for her.
5. That women were only pets waiting for their owner to come and claim the as their own. They were most likely were made to stay home to cook and clean for the family.
6. The kids at her school make fun of her name saying it has too many syllables. She is ashamed of her name and wants to change it to a normal name. The only way she can change her name is by getting baptized.
Quotes
1. Her name was her great-grandmothers. Her great-grandmother was an outgoing and a wild person like a horse. She was born in the year horse which meant bad luck for females born in that year.
2. She has taken her great-grandmothers name, but she does not want to live the sad life her grandmother lived.
3. She wants to be baptized with a different, more normal name. She wants to have a name that is just plain and not unique.
Themes
1. The second and third paragraph it states that theme of woman being second class citizens.
2. She says how she hates that name and wishes to change her name to another ordinary name. She also says that she had taken her great-grandmothers name, but she would not inherit her great-grandmothers life style.
3. Esperanza was her new name that her great-grandmother change from her maiden name because she was not happy from the way her life is going.
K.Coxen
per.4
Questions:
1. Her name in English means hope; in Spanish it means too many letters.
2. She was named after her great-grandmother. She connects her name with the records her father’s plays on Sunday morning to show that she doesn’t like her name.
3. She makes a point about both Chinese and the Mexicans that they both don’t want their women to be strong.
4. Her grandmother gets married by her grandfather threw a sack over head and carried her off to marry.
5. Esperanza’s great-grandmother tells us that women don’t really have a say for what they do in the Mexican society.
6. She wants to baptize herself with a new name because she doesn’t feel like the name is for her.
Quotes:
1. They both have the same names and they are very alike. They were both born the Chinese year of the horse and they both are not strong.
2. She is happy she inherited her great-grandmothers' name, but she wants more freedom in what she does, than her grandmother had.
3. She feels her name doesn’t go with her. She wants a name that is more like her that nobody else can see.
Themes:
1. “Until my great-grandfather threw a sack over her head and carried her off to marry,” is used to show that the women were second-class citizens.
2. She doesn’t want to be treated like her grandmother so she wants to change her name.
3. Esperanza’s great-grandmother waits for someone to relive her from her husband her whole life because she never loved him or wanted to marry him. Esperanza does not like this at all, she has inherited her great-grandmothers' name, but she doesn’t want to inherit her place bye the window waiting.
Styles:
1. The similes and metaphors she uses for the meaning of her name explain the way she feels her name means. She feels the exact opposite of what her name means.
2. She uses the words “hope, many letters, sadness, waiting, the number nine, and her fathers records he plays,” to describe Esperanza's name.
3. These words explain Esperanza as a depressed girl who wants something. Her personality is very thoughtful.
4. Esperanza most likely feels like she is going to turn out like her great-grandmother waiting in the window. She uses her great-grandmother as a connection to show reality of the Mexicans.
Personal Response:
My name means pure, keeper of the keys, kind, and so much more. My father chose my name, why I do not know. My name was going to be Brittany, but my dad said no it’s a name of a dog. I always wanted to change my name to Brittany, but now that I am older I like my name and wouldn’t want to change it.
K.Coxen
per.4
Questions:
1. Her name in English means hope; in Spanish it means too many letters.
2. She was named after her great-grandmother. She connects her name with the records her father’s plays on Sunday morning to show that she doesn’t like her name.
3. She makes a point about both Chinese and the Mexicans that they both don’t want their women to be strong.
4. Her grandmother gets married by her grandfather threw a sack over head and carried her off to marry.
5. Esperanza’s great-grandmother tells us that women don’t really have a say for what they do in the Mexican society.
6. She wants to baptize herself with a new name because she doesn’t feel like the name is for her.
Quotes:
1. They both have the same names and they are very alike. They were both born the Chinese year of the horse and they both are not strong.
2. She is happy she inherited her great-grandmothers' name, but she wants more freedom in what she does, than her grandmother had.
3. She feels her name doesn’t go with her. She wants a name that is more like her that nobody else can see.
Themes:
1. “Until my great-grandfather threw a sack over her head and carried her off to marry,” is used to show that the women were second-class citizens.
2. She doesn’t want to be treated like her grandmother so she wants to change her name.
3. Esperanza’s great-grandmother waits for someone to relive her from her husband her whole life because she never loved him or wanted to marry him. Esperanza does not like this at all, she has inherited her great-grandmothers' name, but she doesn’t want to inherit her place bye the window waiting.
Styles:
1. The similes and metaphors she uses for the meaning of her name explain the way she feels her name means. She feels the exact opposite of what her name means.
2. She uses the words “hope, many letters, sadness, waiting, the number nine, and her fathers records he plays,” to describe Esperanza's name.
3. These words explain Esperanza as a depressed girl who wants something. Her personality is very thoughtful.
4. Esperanza most likely feels like she is going to turn out like her great-grandmother waiting in the window. She uses her great-grandmother as a connection to show reality of the Mexicans.
Personal Response:
My name means pure, keeper of the keys, kind, and so much more. My father chose my name, why I do not know. My name was going to be Brittany, but my dad said no it’s a name of a dog. I always wanted to change my name to Brittany, but now that I am older I like my name and wouldn’t want to change it.
"My Name"
dubon, john p1
questions:
1. Esperanza's name means hope,sadness,waiting,and it is like the nuber nine.
2. She was named after her grandmother.
Cmarin per.1
Questions:
1.Esparanza's name means means hope is english. In spanish it means sadness. waiting.
2. She was named after her great-grandmother who was a horsewoman. She connects it with the records her father plays on sunday mornings because it is boring.It's the sobbing noise she hears, slow and tiring.
3. She was born in the chinese year of the horse-bad luck if female. Then chinese nor mexicans, like their woman strong. Yes, Esperanza resents this, shes not happy.
4. Her grandmother got married by force. Her great grand-pops put a bag over her head and kidnapped her.
5. What happend to Esperanza's grandmother tells you that Mexican women dont have much strength. They don't really have a say so, no decisions.
6. Esperanza wants to baptize herself with a new name because she is embarassed with the name she has. It's not normal and she wants to have a common name like everyone else.
Quotes:
1. This quote means that she is not happy with her name. It also means that the society she is in does not respect the ladies like they do men.
2.Esperanza has the same name as her grandmother, but she does'nt want to live life the way she did. She wants to do something in her life and be happy with who she marries.
3. She feels as if the name isnt for her. The way she sees the name "Esperanza" explains her boring, no life grandma. She wants a younger name, a wild name. A name that respresents how she is living now.
Themes:
1.lines from the text support that support this theme would be "The chinese, like the mexicans, dont like their women strong."
2.She rebels by not liking her name. She wants a new one to prove that she is not inferior.
3. Esperanza's grandmother is the one that waits and looks out the window. She is waiting for her life to happend. She doesnt like this and does'nt want to end up like her where someone decides her life for her.
Style:
1. Esperanza explains the various meanings of her name in a series of metaphors and similes. What do the metaphors and similes mean on a literal level? On a figurative level? How does this description add to the overall explanation of her name?
The metaphors and similies mean on a literal level is that she never really liked her name. In fact, she never will and she wants to change it.The description adds to the explanation on her name by explaining how much she wants to change it.
2. The narrarator used the words waiting, sobbing, and boring.
4. Esperanza feels that her legacy will be better if she changed her name. Her name is what connects her to the past before her.
Personal Response:
What does your name mean? What does your name mean to you? How was your name chosen? Does it have family significance? Would you change your name? What similes and metaphors can you use to describe your name?
My name is Christina Elizabeth. My name means christian-like. It was chosen by my mother and accidently, I was named after my great(x3) Grandma. I would'nt change my name because i have alot of nicknames that I love. My name is like an attitude, hard to control.
KMolter Per1
1. Her name in English means hope, in Spanish it means too many letters.
2.She was named after her great grandmother. She connects her name with the records her father plays on Sunday morning to show that she doesn’t like her name.
3. She makes a point about both Chinese and the Mexicans about they both don’t want their women to be strong.
4. Her grandmother gets married to by her grandfather by him throwing a sack over head and carried her off to marry.
5. Esperanza’s great grandmother tells us that women don’t really have a say for what they do in the Mexican society.Also that they aren't really all that free.
6. She wants to baptize herself with a new name because she doesn’t feel like the name is for her. She think's the name is ugly and doesn't fit her right.
Quotes:
1. They both have the same names and they are very alike. They were both born the Chinese year of the horse.
2. She is happy she inherited her great grandmothers' name, but she wants more freedom in what she does, than her grandmother had.
3. She feels her name doesn’t go with her. She wants a name that is more like her that nobody else can see. She want's to have her own special name that she likes.
Themes:
1.Until my great grandfather threw a sack over her head and carried her off to marry,” is used to show that the women were second-class citizens and had no power.
2. She doesn’t want to be treated like her grandmother so she wants to change her name.
3. Esperanza’s great grandmother waits for someone to relive her from her husband her whole life because she never loved him or wanted to marry him. Esperanza doesn't like this at all, she has inherited her great grandmothers' name, but she doesn’t want to inherit her place by the window waiting.
Styles:
1. The similes and metaphors she uses for the meaning of her name explain the way she feels how her name is represented. She feels the exact opposite of what her name means.
2. She uses the words “hope, many letters, sadness, waiting, the number nine, and her fathers records he plays,” to describe Esperanza's name.
3. These words explain Esperanza as a sad helpless girl who wants something. Her personality is very thoughtful.
4. Esperanza most likely feels like she is going to turn out like her great grandmother waiting in the window. She uses her great grandmother as a example to show reality of the Mexican life stlye of the women.
Personal Response:
My name means purity and hope. My mom picked my name im not sure why though. My name was from a model my mother told me that she liked. I always wanted to change my name to something else because it's was really different and i didnt like it but now im starting to like it a lot more because its unique.
"My Name"
Dubon, john p1
Questions:
1. Esperanza's name means hope, sadness, waiting, and it is like the number nine.
2. She was named after her grandmother.
3. The Chinese and the Mexicans don't like their women strong. Esperanza resents this because she wants to be powerful and strong.
4. Esperanza's grandfather threw a sack over Esperanza's grandmother.
5. That women are maybe seen as a human lower than man.
6. Esperanza wants to be baptized with a new name because she doesn't like to be like her grandmother.
Quotes:
1. Even though Esperanza got her grandmother's name she thinks that it is not a weak name because she will change it.
2. Esperanza's grandmother wasn't free and Esparanza wants to be free and not like all the women in mango street.
3. Esperanza does not like her name because it is not a name that was free in the past.
Style:
1.The metaphors and similes mean that her name is not a name that she would like to have, and as always she is not confortable with her name.
2. The narrator uses figurative words.
3. It provides a sence of how Esperanza does not like her name.
4. Esperanza relates to the past with her Grandmother.
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