Mango Street-"Papa Who..."
The House on Mango Street
Journal Guide for Chapter Twenty-Two
“Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark”
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
Questions
1. What does Esperanza’s father tell her? Why does he cry?
2. How does Esperanza react to her father’s statement?
3. How does his crying make her feel?
Quotes
Explain the significance of the following quotes.
My Papa, his thick hands and thick shoes, who wakes up tired in the dark, who combs his hair with water, drinks his coffee, and is gone before we wake, today is sitting on my bed.
And I think if my own Papa died what would I do. I hold my Papa in my arms. I hold and hold and hold him.
Themes
The strength of and ties to family are shown in this chapter. What lines let you know that Esperanza is aware of her need for her family?
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. Why does Cisneros choose to intersperse Spanish with English in this chapter?
2. How do these words create the sense of loss her father feels?
3. How does the responsibility of telling her brothers and sister make Esperanza feel?
4. What metaphors and similes are used in this chapter?
Personal Response
Esperanza is aware now that at some point in her life she will lose her parents. Although she is growing up and preparing to be an adult, she realizes that her parents are a part of her home and she is not ready to do without them. What parts make up your idea of a home? What parts of that home could you do without? What parts must you have?
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Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark
Nensastegui_p1
1.Esperanzas father tells her that her grandfather is dead. He cries because it was his dad.
2.Esperanza reacts in shock and hugs his father.
3.His crying makes Esperanza feel amazed because her papa never cries.
Quotes:
1.Since everyday Esperanzas papa wakes up early and she doesn't get to see him anymore, she is surprised this morning he woke her up.
2.Esperanza would feel very sad too if her dad were to die, so probably she feels what her dad is feeling.
Themes:
1.She shows a lot of emotion torwards her family. She even talks about what she would do if one of the died. I think her feelings are shown very clearly and there is no doubt she cares for them.
Style:
1. Cisnero might have used spanish and english in this chapter to give a little of a difference to how hispanics make it sound when someone dies.
2.These words sound depressing as if someone was sying something bad.
3.The responsibility of having to tell her brothers makes her feel oldre and wiser.
4.Esperanza uses metaphors and similies to describe what her father looks like.
Personal Response:
1. My idea of a home is a place where i can be close to my parents. I could live without any material things, but what i think makes a home is a place where yopu have people who love you and love back.
PAPA WHO...
PERIOD 1
Questions
1. Esperanza's father told her, her grandfather past away. He is crying because it was his father.
2. She is shocked, she has never seen her father cry before. She doesn't really know what to do or what to say.
3.She sees her father as someone brave. When he started to cry she didn't know what to do.
Quotes
1. Esperanza is explaining that her father is strong and gets up very early to work and provide for his family. When she wakes up to find him sitting on her bed and not at work, was very suprising and really made this death hit her in a whole different way.
2. Esperanza is expressing what she would do if her own father died. She says she would hold hold and hold him. Like her sorrow would bring him back to life.
Themes
"Because I am the oldest, my father told me first, and now it is my turn to tell the others."
Style
1. She does this to make what Esperanza's father is saying more real. He is obviuosly from mexican decent and giving the news in spanish if probably easier to say then in english.
2. The words are simple, and the words are blunt.
3. This responsibility makes Esperanza feel important. This is a big deal and she is given the "gift" of laying it out for the rest of the family. She is trusted to say the right thing and be sympathetic and caring.
4. "...the tomb with flowers shaped like spears..."
"...his thick hands and thick shoes..."
Personal Response
My dad makes up my feeling of being home. Everyday when I come home, my dad is still gone at work. When he comes home the house feels alive. The cooking that takes over my house is something I could never do without. The indie films, the cult movies that are always on tv, filling my house I couldn't live without. The joking that goes on in my house is something I could never live without. I could do without my sister, but I don't think that is going to happen.
Questions:
1.Esperanza's father tells her that her "abuelito," grandpa is dead.
2.She is shocked that her brave father is crying and doesn't know what to do.
3.His crying makes her feel very sad.
Quotes:
1.Her fahter that is ussually always brave, manly, and hard worker; is now on Esperanza's bed crying.
2.If her dad died, she would be really hurt and she wouldn't want to let him go.
Themes:
1."Because I am the oldest, my father has told me first, and now it is my turn to tell the others." shows the need of Esperanza in the family.
Style:
1.She inturprets Spanish with English in this chapter to show what her father is saying in how he talks.
2.The words are simple, but they mean a lot the way he says it.
3.When Esperanza has to tell her siblings she feels a since of responsibility.
4."His thick hands and thick shoes, who wakes up tired in the dark..." are used in this chapter.
Personal Response
1.My family is what makes my home a home. I cannot live without them. They mean the world to me. One thing I can live without though is not having a TV or even having my own room. I wouldn't mind sharing it with my little brother.
1. Esperanza's father tells her that her grandpa died, he cries because it was his father and he is sad.
2. Esperanza holds her father while he cries.
3. Esperanza is confused when her father starts crying because she has never seen him that way before and she has always thought of him as strong.
Esperanza is suprised because she never usually sees her father in the morning unless something drastic has happend.
Her realization leads her to keep repeating her thoughts about what she would do if her father died and all she can manage to physically do is to keep holding her father.
Themes
"Because I am the oldest, my father has told me first, and now it is my turn to tell the others. I will have to explain why we can't play..."
Style
1. Cisneros integrated spanish into this chapter to show the traditions of what goes on in a spanish family when a person dies.
2. When she explains how he is crying the words really give off a sad feeling.
3. Esperanza feels like she has no choice but has accepted that that is just how her life is going to be because she is the oldest.
4. The metaphors and similies used are to describe her father and how his life in the morning is so distant from the rest of the family.
Personal Response
With my family, we have certain inside jokes and little traditons that we always say or do. There have been nicknames and slang terms that we only use around eachother that we have used forever. We also have the little traditons like usually every Sunday we go to Blockbuster and rent movies and get food then go home and avoid the phone for the whole day and just lay around. I've grown so accustomed to these habits that if one day I shouted "Policia!" and my dad didn't laugh when he heard me I would think something very bad was going on.
KMolter Per1
1. Esperanza's father told her, her grandfather past away. He is crying because it was his father.
2. She is hurt she has never seen her father cry before. She doesn't really know what to do or even what to say to him.
3.She sees her father as someone brave. When he started to cry she didn't know what to do.
Quotes
1. Esperanza is explaining that her father is strong and gets up very early to work to help her family out. When she wakes up to find him sitting on her bed upset this makes her realize and makes her think about her father.
2. Esperanza is expressing what she would do if her own father died. She says she would hold hold and hold him.
Themes
"Because I am the oldest, my father told me first, and now it is my turn to tell the others."
Style
1. She does this to make what Esperanza's father is saying more real. He is obviuosly from a mexican family which is easier to tell the others whats going on.
2. The words are simple.
3. This responsibility makes Esperanza feel important. This shows that she can tell her family and be respectful of her father
4. "the tomb with flowers shaped like spears "
"his thick hands and thick shoes"
Personal Response
My idea of home is security and help from my parents or sisters. The parts of home I can do without is probly the negativity of us yelling. The parts I must have is the love for one another
Roy Ortiz
Per.1
"Papa who..."
Questions:
1.Esperanza's grandfather just died.He was his dad.
2.She will have to tell all of her friends to be quiet today.
3.She wonders what she'll do when he dies.
Quotes:
1.This big and tough man is crying.
2.She doesn't want to think about it.
Themes:
1.She wonders what she'll do when her father dies.
Style:
1.He cant think, he just speaks.
2.He olny speaks spanish when he talks about his dad.
3.She feels very sad but has too.
4.she describes her father.
Personal response:
1.A home is my family i can live without anything exept my family.
Papa Who...
J Calderon P.1
Questions
1. Her dad tells her that her grandfather has died and thats why he cries.
2. She is in shock because her father, whos is a strong man, Is crying.
3. His crying makes her feel sad as well.
Quotes
1. She is in shock becasue her father who has always been a strong man is actuallyin a weak state.
2. She starts thinking about what if her father died and so she holds onto him.
Themes
1. When she says that she must tell the rest of the brothers and sisters.
Style
1. She probably did it to remind us of what cultureshe is fromand show us a little bit of it.
2. It shows how sad he is that he is far away from what is home for him,and how his father died.
3.She feels sad about having to tell her brothers and sisters such news.
4. She uses metaphors and similes when describing her fathers face.
Personal Response
1. In my house I must have my mom around I could not do without her because she does so much for me and my brother and around the house.
Questions
1. Esperanza’s father tells her that her abuelito died. That it is her turn to tell her brothers and sisters the news. He cries because he is sad that his father pass away.
2. Esperanza is in shock. She has never seen his father cry.
3. Esperanza is sad. She thinks what if his father dies. It will be really sad.
Quotes
1.She describes that how strong is her dad. How his dad gets up early to go to work.
2. She wants to be with her father all the time because you never know when they leave us.
Themes
That Esperanza’s family is very united,
Style
1. She does it because Esperanza’s family is Hispanic. That how they probably would talk.
2. It sense really hard. That you are actually leaving it.
3. She gets sad because she has to tell her brothers and sisters.
4. When Esperanza describe her father as a strong man, she uses metaphoric.
Personal Response
My home is my parents and brother. It does not matter were we live, just that we are together.
dubon, john p1
“Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark”
Questions
1. Esperanza's father tells her that hejr grandfather is death. He cries because his dad is death.
2. That she has never seen her dad cry before.
3. It makes her confused she doesn't know what to do.
Quotes
1. It means that her father is tired and and maybe he is worried and sad.
2. It means that she would be sad if her dad died and would also be worried because she would not know what to do.
Themes
"I hold my papa in my arms. Ihold and hold him".
Style
1. She interperse spanish with english because it is related to mexico and the USA.
“Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark”
Questions
1. Esperanza’s dad tells her because she is the oldest. She doesn’t cry because she doesn’t fell anything
2. Esperanza reaction is shock because she has never seen her father cry.
3. How does his crying make her feel? Her father’s crying makes her feel sad and uncomfortable.
Quotes
1.) He is never there when they need him we’ll he is but he goes to work early.
2.) Esperanza want her father to know that she is there for her papa when ever she needs him.
Themes
1.) The lines that show Esperanza is aware of her need for her family are because I am the oldest, my father has told me first and now its my turn to tell the others, I will have to explain why we cant play.
Style
1.) Cisneros chooses to intersperse Spanish with English in this chapter to show the Hispanic side of the family.
Questions:
1.He tells her that his dad dies,he cries because he is sad his dad died.
2.Esperanza hugs her dad.
3.She feels bad for him and is sad because she knows one day her dad will die too.
Quotes:
1.Esperanza is describing her dad, kind of memorizing what today is like.
2.It makes Esperanza sad to think about her dad dieing so she hugs him and never wants to let him go.
Themes:
She talks about her family and there culture,shes close to her family and she has to tell them that their grandpa died.
Style:
1.She uses spanish to show the closeness of her family.
2.They create a sense of loss her father feels because those were the words they used to there grandpa.
3.I think Esperanza is scared more than anything, she doesn't want to have to be the one to tell them anyone died.
4.She says her dad "crumples like a coat."
Personal Response:
I think something you need in a home is comfort. You can only be comfortable around people you care about and someone who cares about you. Something you need to have a home is trust also. I would never be able to live with someone i didn't trust.
1. He says, “You abelito is dead.” He is crying because he is sad is mom died.
2. She holds him in her arms to comfort him.
3. She feels confused because she’s never seen her dad cry before.
Quotes
4. She knows something is wrong when she sees her dad on her bed because he leaves for work early in the morning.
5. She contemplates what her life would be like when her dad dies.
Themes
6. “Because I am the oldest. My father tells me first, and now it is my them to tell the others.” This shows that she has the responsibility of letting the rest of the family know the news as best as she can tell them which is a hard, emotional job.
Style
7. The way the author uses the Spanish word for grandpa as a term of endearment instead of just saying grandpa died, puts more emotion and a sense of closeness to the person who dies.
8. This shows that the dad had a close relationship with his father.
9. It makes her feel like the family needs her.
10. She uses the metaphor that her dad crumpled like a coat.
questions
1. Esperanzas father tells her her grandpa is dead.
2. She is shocked and then hugs her father.
3. SHe is amazed because she has never seen her dad cry before.
4. She is wondering whats going on because her dad isnt at work today.
5. She does not want her dad to die so she feels what he does.
6. She shows alot of emotion toward her family and says what she would do if one died.
7.She might have used to to show how her family is and what they speak sometimes. She could also do it show emotion alittle.
8. The words sound depressing and sad.
9. The responsibility makes her feel older and wiser.
10. She uses metaphors and similies to describe her father.
Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark
SVielma period 1
1. Esperanza's father lets her know that her grandfather has died. He is hurting from his father's death and that is why he cries.
2. She is surprised because she has never seen her father cry before.
3. She doesn't know what to do
because she looks at her father as a brave man and now he is crying.
Quotes:
1. Esperanza's father is usually gone before anyone is awake and now he is sitting on her bed telling her the news which affects her deeply.
2. She doesn't want to lose her father the way he lost his and so she holds him pretending that by doing this she can never lose him.
Themes:
1. "Because I am the oldest, my father has told me first, and now it is my turn to tell the others. I will have to explain why we can't play..."
Style:
1. She probably included Spanish in this chapter to add intensity to what happened and to make his words real.
2. It really shows the loss her father feels because of the way his crying is described and how his words were simple and sincere.
3. It makes her feel important and trusted to have the responsibility to tell the others.
4. "... crumples like a coat and cries, my brave Papa cries"
"... his thick hands and thick shoes..."
Personal Response:
I couldn't live without my brother, my mother, or my father. I could definitely live without the constant fighting and arguing but i couldn't live without the moments that we actually all get along because that's when it feels like a real home.
Questions
1. He tells her that his father has died and then she startes to cry.
2. She react's in shock and feels bad for her dad and gives him a hug.
3. His crying makes her feel hes not so tuff or, a weird moment because she has never seen her father cry before.
Quotes
1. That he allways wakes up early for work that she dosent get to see him, and this time he wakes her up.
2. She feels that if she where to lose her father she would be very sad too, just like her father.
Themes
1. Because I am the oldest, my father told me first, and now it is my turn to tell the others.
Style
1. Because if you hispanic and you mad or something bad had happend you get the too mixed up and speak both while talking quickly.
2. That its so horrible that he dosent know what language hes speaking.
3. It makes her feel older and smarter.
4. "The tomb with flowers shaped like spears","His thick hands and thick shoes"
Personal Response
First of all my family loves to laugh so we are allways crack'n jokes and laughing at eatch other, and the food brings us togeter to get our grub on.
G,Ney
per 1
1.Esperanza's dad tells her that her grandpa died.Thats why she was crying.
2.She was surprised very exited.
3.Teh dad crying to Es peranza is like happy because he never cries.
Quote
1.She was happy because they dont get to see each other in the morning.
2.She feels bad because her dad father died its kind of like if her dad died she will feel really sad.
Themes
1.She feels really bad that her grandpa died she took it as what if her dad was to die.
Style
1.He didn't so you can know how it is when someone in a mexican family dies.
2.Her father feels really bad.
3.It makes her feel older like an adult.
4.She uses them to describe what her dad looks like.
PR
A home isn't a home with out a kitchen or a bathroom and a loving family.
Questions
1Her father tells her about how her granfather died and needed to tell some one that
2 she holds him tight and tries to make him feel better
3that there is soft place in her fathers heart because the man is suppose to be the strong one in the family.
quotes:
1that he is never there when theyre up because he is always gone.
2that if her father died how bad she would feel because she realized how it felt to lose a father it got her dad crying
Themes:
1when she says that she is the oldest and she has to tell the others and now they can no longer play.
Style:
1beacuse the different styles death are different in other countries
2becuase he just wants to let it out that his father died
3because she is the most responsible one and the young ones learn from her
4becuase all he does is go to work and plays his sad records he is a night type of person
personal response:
we have my mom and my little brothers my dad was never a close person with me and we never talked and he always was never there for me . i really dont need anything all i need is my life and my family and im happy
P1_ CBreedlove
1. Esperanza's father tells her that her grandfather died. He crys because Esperanza's Grandfather was obviously then Esperanza's Father's Father.
2. She is sad and confused.
3. Esperanza's Dad's crying confuses her because she has never seen her Dad cry.
Quotes:
1. It shows that something has happened because Esperanza's dad is never home before the family wakes up.
2. Esperanza puts herself in her dad's own "shoes" and then shows that if that her dad died, she would be very sad.
Themes:
1. "Because I am the oldest, my father has told me first, and now it is my turn to tell the others."
"I will have to explain why we can't play."
"I will have to tell them to be quiet today."
Style:
1. It shows a more dramatic situation.
2. It shows that his loss was a deep loss.
3. It seems like the responsibility makes Esperanza seem older than she is and more organized if you will.
Personal Response:
1. My idea of a home is a place where you are if not all the time, most of the time comfortable in and with your parent/s. I could live without the obvious additions such as TV and Internet even though the Internet helps me out in my work and at times is needed. I only need the regular standard things in a home.
PERIOD 1
Questions
1) Esparanza is told by her father that her grandpa is dead. He cries because this is his own father.
2) She tells everybody not to talk or play.
3) Esperanza thinks hows it could be if she were to lose her father, and she's sad too.
Quotes
1) She doesn't usually see her father...so it's a suprise to her when she wakes up and he's sitting by her side.
2) Esperanza thinks about how it would be if she were to lose her father, then she gets sad too.
Themes
1) She is the oldest, so she needs to tell everybody about grandpa. She is taking responsibility and is trying to help her father out.
Style
1) This shows the culture in her family.
2) Esperanza's grandpa reminds her father of home. When her father thinks of him, it reminds him of how it was with him in Mexico.
3) This makes Esperanza feel as if shes alot older and more mature. She feels as if she needs to look over her family because father can't at the moment.
4) Esperanza uses both similies and metaphors in this chapter to show what the father's actions are and what he looks like.
Personal Response
To be able to live at home, I would have to at least have my mom living with me. I would not feel safe without her and theres no other woman like her to take care of me like she does. I could do without cleaning though, haha!
Questions
1. He tells her that her grandpa dies and he cries because that was his dad that died.
2. She just holds him, like a mom would hold a crying baby to comfort it.
3. She feel a little confused because her father is supposed to take care of the family and now he is crying.
Quotes
1. Her father works an all day job is sitting on her bed, he is su[posed to earn money to support the family.
2. She thinks about how he feels and holds him to comfort him.
Themes
1. Because she needs to help her family out and not just leave it for her dad to do.
Style
1. Because she comes from Hispanic decent and wanted to integrate that with this chapter.
2. Because he tells her that her grandpas died in spanish which means he is to sad to speak in english.
3. It makes esperanza feel a certain resposibility to tell her brothers that their grandpa died without making them sad.
4. Her dad crumples like a coat onto her bed and cries.
Personal Response
I must have my whole family, and my dogs.
Iespada Per. 1
I.
1)Esperanza's father tells her that her grandfather died. He cries because his father just died.
2)Esperanza reacts by noticing that her dad is crying. Her dad never cries.
3)Her father's crying makes her feel like she doesn't know what to do.
II.
1)This quote shows that her father is a hard working man who goes through an ordeal every morning just to get to work and now he's just sitting on her bed.
2)This quote shows that Esperanza now realizes how important her father is and that it would be disasterous if he died.
III.
1)"I hold my Papa in my arms. I hold and hold and hold him." shows that the ties in the family are very strong and it would be devastating if she lost her father.
IV.
1)Cisneros chooses to mix english with spanish in this chapter to show that her father was speaking spanish to her and that the news was important.
2)When her father tells Esperanza that her Grandfather is dead in spanish, it stresses the importance and emotion that her father feels.
3)It makes Esperanza feel responsible for the activities of the day.
4)She says that her father crumples like a coat and cries.
V.
1)My home consists of my mom, my sister, and my humble apartment. I couldn't do without these things, not even one. I couldn't do without my family and if I lived in a house, it would be different. I am completely content with my apartment.
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