Mango Street-"“Louie, His Cousin & His Other Cousin”
The House on Mango Street
Journal Guide for Chapter Ten
“Louie, His Cousin & His Other Cousin”
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
Questions
1. Where does Louie live?
2. Who are his cousins?
3. Why were people so interested in the yellow Cadillac?
4. Where does Louie’s cousin get the Cadillac?
5. What happened to Louie’s cousin?
Themes
1. A major theme of the novel is continued in this chapter. The idea that people can find happiness in their day or in their difficult existence is shown in the major event in this chapter. What event? What does this show about the people of Mango Street?
2. Why doesn’t Esperanza focus on the theft as she tells the story? Why does she focus more on the car and the ride than on the fact that the cousin committed a crime?
Style
Cisneros has a poetic style. She incorporates both vivid imagery and spare prose. She uses both to create a picture of the narrator’s world.
1. What words does the narrator use to describe the cousins? How do these words create a vivid picture of the cousins?
2. How did Esperanza describe the car?
3. What lines in this chapter create the sense of joy that the narrator feels?
Personal Response
Part of Esperanza’s personal philosophy seems to be to take every day as it comes, finding happiness where she can. What is your personal philosophy?
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10 Comments:
K.Coxen
Per.4
Questions:
1.Louie lives downstairs in Meme’s basement apartment.
2.Her cousins’ names are Marin and the other one they do not mention his name, but he has a Cadillac that I think is stolen and he gets pulled over by the cops.
3.They were so interested in the yellow Cadillac because it had whitewalls and a yellow scarf tied around the mirror. It was a car that they never seen before.
4.The book doesn’t say were he got the Cadillac, but I believe that he stole it.
5.Louie’s cousin gets pulled over by the cops, but he doesn’t pull over. On his chase he runs into a wall and crashes the car. He then gets arrested.
Themes:
1.When Louie’s cousin shows up with his yellow Cadillac everyone is surprised and all exited to see the car. They have never seen anything like it. This shows that the people on Mango Street are interested in watching action happen.
2.Esperanza focused on the car more than the theft because on her street a lot of people probably get pulled over, but she rarely sees cars that looks like Louie’s cousins.
Style:
1.The narrator says they have only seen her other cousin once, but it was “very important.”
2.She described they car in great detail. She explained the inside and outside of the car. She even said little details that you may not even notice.
3.”We each had to sit with one of Louis’s little sisters on our lap, but that was okay.” This sentence creates the sense of joy that the narrator feels.
Personal Response:
I believe that you only live once, enjoy everyday, as it is your last.
nensasteguip1
1. Louie lives downstairs from Meme, in a basement.
2. Louie’s cousins are the two cousins that never have their shirt tucked in their pants; his girl cousin who lives with them, her name is Marin or Maris; and the other cousin who Esperanza only saw once.
3. People were so interested in the yellow Cadillac because it didn’t look like an ordinary car, and to see Louie’s cousin driving it was another surprising thing.
4. Louie’s cousin stole the Cadillac.
5. Louie’s cousin got arrested after the cops chased him.
Themes
1.The event shows that she does not have much knowledge of new inventions or new equipment based on the fact that her family does not have money to buy it with.
2.Esperanza probably focuses on the car because she probably doesn’t get to ride in a car too often, and especially a car that is so nice.
Iespada Per.1
I.
1)Louie lives in a basement apartment downstairs from Meme's.
2)Louie has two cousins: Marin and a cousin that was only seen once.
3)People were interested in the yellow cadillac because it was so luxurious.
4)Louie's cousin got the Cadillac by stealing it.
5)Louie's cousin was arrested.
II.
1)The yellow Cadillac brings happiness to the people of Mango Street. This shows that the people of Mango Street aren't used to fancy things.
2)Esperanza focuses on the car more than the theft because she was probably never going to ride in a car like that again so she seized the moment.
III.
1)The narrator says that Marin wears dark nylons and is older than them. The narrator also uses the word "important" to describe the other cousin. This gives the reader a serious look to the other cousin.
2)Esperanza had a themeof white (seats, walls, rugs, etc.) when describing the car.
3)She describes the windows as not being like ordinary cars. This shows the reader that she thinks of the car as extraordinary and special.
IV.
1)My philosophy on life is that the glass isn't half full and it's not half empty, it's just too big. If something happens in your life, let it go and don't sweat it. There was nothing you could do to prevent it. This allows me to go threw life with minimal stress.
JasminneC p. 1
Questions
1. Louie lives in meme's basement.
2. Luis's cousin is marin and another guy who we weren’t given a name for.
3. It was something they had never seen before.
4. He had stolen it.
5. Louie's cousin was arrested.
Themes
1. The event is when we find out that Louie's cousin was arrested and it shows how poor the people on mango street are.
2.She focuses on the car more because it was something she had never seen and she doesn’t care where the car came from she just sees the fact that the car is there.
Style
1. She uses the words Dark nylons, and lots of makeup for Marin and for the no name cousin she really doesn’t give a description.
2. A big yellow Cadillac with whitewalls and a yellow scarf tied around the mirror, white rugs and white leather seats.
3. “We only saw him once but it was important.”
Personal Response
I don’t really have a philosophy but I agree with Esperanza’s philosophy.
DavisL per 4
1. He live in a downstairs basement apartment under meme ortiz.
2. His cousins are marin and another cousin that we dont know his name.
3. They were interested and looked because People dont usually see a cadillac in that part of town.
4. He stole it from somebody or a dealership.
5. His cousin was arrested for stealing the car.
6. The event that happens is when the cousin steel's the car and gets arrested. It shows that peole on the street are desprate and will do bad things.
7. She does not want to worry about it and make a big deal out of it. She focuses on the car more because it is out of the ordinary to her bcause it is a nice car
8. SHe uses the words marin and then what she dresses like and then describes the car and other cousin.
9.She says it was a big yellow cadillac with white rugs and white leather seats.
10. she uses the line we all waved then left like they were happy he got arrested for some reason.
11. Mine is to go day by day and relax.
Questions
1.Louie lives in the basement apartment under Meme Ortiz' house.
2. Louie's cousins are Marin and a boy cousin whose name isn't mentioned.
3.Everyone was so interested in the Cadillac because they weren't used to seeing something so nice.
4. Louie's cousin steals the Cadillac.
5.Louie's cousin was trying to speed away before the cops could find him and he ran into a lamppost.
Themes
1.The event was getting to ride in the nice Cadillac and the car chase that followed it. This event shows that the people of Mango street do not often experience luxury or real life excitement.
2. Esperanza focuses more on the car and ride because those are what she appreciated more, it seems like she had figured it was stolen and was used to the idea.
Style
1.Esperanza uses different sensory words to desribe the cousins so that you aren't just learning about them in one dimension.
2.Esperanza described the car in utter fascination and paid close attention to details.
3."...but that was okay. The seats were big and soft like a sofa..." You get the warm comforting feeling that Esperanza is trying to express.
Personal Response
My philosophy would be along the lines of trying to live up to my own expectations of myself and getting through the struggles that come with it.
R Ortiz
Per.1
Questions:
1.Louis lives in the down stairs basement apartments.
2.her cousins are Marin and another.
3.The kids havent seen a car so nice.
4.His cousin stole it.
5.He got arrested.
Themes:
1.They have never been out of there neighborhood so they havent seen a nice car and they are poor too.The poeple in mango street live in the getto.
2.She had never seen a car like that so she didnt care were it came from.
Style:
1.They are very happy poeple.
2.It had whitewalls and yellow and a yellow scarf around the mirror.
3.We all asked for a ride.
Personal response:
She wants to figure out a way to live life.
Cmarin per.1
Questions
1.Louie lives in meme's basement.
2.Luis's cousin's name is marin and somebody else who was not named in the book.
3.The yellow Cadi with the sweet whitewalls was something they werent used to. It was something they had never seen before.
4.It pretty much means that the car was stolen.
5. Louie's cousin got arrested after the kids were out of the car.
Themes
1. The things that happen on Mango street dont usually happen on other streets. People get more action and things like that are expected to happen.
2.She focuses on the car more because it was something she had never seen before. she just notices the fact that the car is there but does not really know where the car came from.
Style
1. She uses the words Dark nylons, and lots of makeup for Marin. They dont describe the other cousin as much though.
2. A big yellow Cadillac with whitewalls and a yellow scarf tied around the mirror, white rugs and white leather seats. Sounds pretty sweet.
3. “We only saw him once but it was important.”
Personal Response
My philosophy on life is stick to your guns and dont live fake. Stick to what you believe in and know your roots. NO posers.
KMolter Per1
1.Louie lives downstairs in Meme’s basement apartment.
2.Her cousins’ names are Marin and the other one they dont mention his name, but he has a yellow Cadillac.
3.They were so interested in the yellow Cadillac because it had whitewalls and a yellow scarf tied around the mirror. It was a car that they never seen before.Especially being in the "poor side" of town seeing something like that was amazing to them.
4.The book doesn't really say where Louie got it. But most likely he stole it.
5.Louie’s cousin gets pulled over by the cops but he doesn’t pull over. On his chase he runs into a wall and crashes the car and gets aressted.
Themes:
1.When Louie’s cousin shows up with his yellow Cadillac everyone is surprised and all exited to see the car. They have never seen anything like it. This shows that the people on Mango Street don't really see much expensive things.
2.Esperanza focused on the car more than the theft because on her street a lot of people probably get pulled over or in trouble with the cops.But she probly never really gets to see such nice expensive things as this car.
Style:
1.The narrator says they have only seen her other cousin once, but it was “very important". This shows they must not see a lot of there cousins.
2.She described they car in great detail. She explained the inside and outside of the car. She even said little details that you may not even notice. This shows how little they get to see or even get use of with nice things.
3.”We each had to sit with one of Louis’s little sisters on our lap, but that was okay.” This makes you feel like everyone was so happy and overjoyed with the car.
Personal Response:
My personal philosophy is basically live life to the fullest your never going to know whats going to happen to you the next day.
P1_CBreedlove
1. In Meme's basement.
2. Marin or as Esperanza thinks also, Maris.
3. Because it was comfortable.
4. It was stolen by Louie's cousin.
5. He got arrested.
Themes:
1. When Louis shows up in a Yellow Cadillac. This shows that the people of Mango Street don't have too much good or new things happen to them.
2. Because she really didn't care. Because it was something new in the usual life of someone who lives on Mango Street.
Style:
1. "Her name is Marin or Maris or something like that, and she wears dark nylons all the time and lots of free makeup she gets free from selling Avon." "and except for a bloody lip and a bruised forehead, Louie's cousin was okay." It shows that his two cousins are obviously very different in more than gender. Marin doesn't seem to get in trouble and Louie's cousin probally gets in a lot of trouble.
2. She described it like this, "Great big yellow Cadillac with whitewalls and a yellow scarf tied around the mirror."
3. "Everybody looked inside the car and asked where he got it. There were white rugs and white leather seats. We all asked for a ride and asked where he got it. The seats were big and soft like a sofa."
Personal Response:
1. My personal philosophy changes all the time. For a while, one philosophy will work and it'll get me pretty far but after a while, it doesn't really work anymore. Therefore, I wouldn't say I have a personal philosophy.
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