Mango Street-Hairs
The House on Mango Street
Journal Guide for Chapter Two
“Hairs”
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
Questions:
1. Who are the members of the narrator’s family? How is the hair of each member different?
2. What makes her mother’s hair special? What are the narrator’s feelings for her mother?
Themes:
In the first chapter a major theme of the novel was introduced. This very short chapter reinforces part of that theme. Discuss how the narrator’s view of her family is part of her idea of what makes a home.
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 her mother’s hair? What food words are used to describe her mother’s hair? What images do these words create?
2. How do these words create a vivid visual of her mother?
3. How does the description of snuggling with her mother at night provide a sense of a loving and supportive family?
4. What lines in this chapter create the sense of security and familial love that the narrator feels?
5. The last paragraph in this chapter is a run-on sentence. It is missing several verbs. How does the overall image created in the paragraph develop? How does the unusual grammar help with this development?
Personal Response:
What is it about your home and your family that provides you with a sense of security? Can you identify with the narrator and her point of view?
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Kcoxen
per.4
Questions:
1. Who are the members of the narrator’s family? How is the hair of each member different?
Her dad's hair is like a broom, sticking up. Carlos' hair is thick and straight. Nenny's hair is slippery and silky. Kiki has hair like fur. And her mothers hair is curly.
2. What makes her mother’s hair special? What are the narrator’s feelings for her mother?
Her mothers hair is special because she is the only one with perfectly curly hair. The narrarator's feelings towards her mother are very strong. She explains her mother as a sweet, warm hearted, lady
Themes:
In the first chapter a major theme of the novel was introduced. This very short chapter reinforces part of that theme. Discuss how the narrator’s view of her family is part of her idea of what makes a home.
The narrarator's view of her family is part of her idea of home because in her liftime she has moved many times and all that has been there throughout her whole moving experiences are her family. When she thinks of home she thinks of her family all being there with her....even though its not a dream house, it is the house were her family and herself lives in.
Style:
1. What words does the narrator use to describe her mother’s hair? What food words are used to describe her mother’s hair? What images do these words create?
She explains her mothers hair "like little rosettes, like little candy circles all curly. Sweet to put your nose into when she is holding you,..... is the warm smell of bread before you bake it." These words create the image that her mom is a very sweet lady and cares for everyone. Also that she has curly hair.
2. How do these words create a vivid visual of her mother?
These words create a sweet, nice, kind, vision of her mother. Also her mother can make anything bad turn into good.
3. How does the description of snuggling with her mother at night provide a sense of a loving and supportive family?
It gives you a sence of her mother being caring for her and the rest of the family. Letting them sleep with her, showing her protection by holding her.
4. What lines in this chapter create the sense of security and familial love that the narrator feels?
",,,,,is the smell when she makes room for you on her side of the bead still warm with her skin, and you sleep near her, the rain falling and papa snoring." Knowing that her mom is willing to share her bed with her daughter is a feeling of secruity.
5. The last paragraph in this chapter is a run-on sentence. It is missing several verbs. How does the overall image created in the paragraph develop? How does the unusual grammar help with this development?
The narrorator is explaining her feeling of secrity that her mother makes her feel. The unusual grammer helps by giving you an opend mind about her mother. Explaining her using similies and metaphors so you can get a better look on who she is.
Personal Response:
What is it about your home and your family that provides you with a sense of security? Can you identify with the narrator and her point of view?
In my home i feel a sence of secrutiy knowing that my family is there for me when ever I need them. The narrarater is basicly sayin that she does not need a big, nice, house to call home. All she needs is the family who lives in it.
D,John per 1
1. The member of the narrator's family are,her papa who has his hair like a broom, the narrator's hair is lazy, carlos her brother has his hair thick and strait, her sister Nenny has her hair slippery, and her yougest brother Kiki has his hair like fur, but her mother is like little rossetes, like little candy circles all curly.
2.The hair of her mother is espicial because it's curly and pretty and the narrator feels safe when she is near her mother.
Style
1.The narrator uses the warm smell of bread before you bake it and little candy circles and it creates an image of a soft curly hair.
2. That her mother might look gentle and a good person.
3. that she feels the warmth of her mother.
4. Mama's hair still smells like bread.
J Calderon P. 1
1. Who are the members of the narrator’s family? How is the hair of each member different?
Her dad’s hair is said to be like a broom, Her hair which is lazy, Carlos hair which is thick and straight, Nenny’s hair is slippery, Kiki’s hair is like fur.
2. What makes her mother’s hair special? What are the narrator’s feelings for her mother?
Its soft and pretty and has the scent of bread before you bake it. The narrator seems to feel safe with her mother and it seems that she really loves her.
Themes:
In the first chapter a major theme of the novel was introduced. This very short chapter reinforces part of that theme. Discuss how the narrator’s view of her family is part of her idea of what makes a home.
She thinks that a home is where everyone is together has a good communication and feels safe with one another because if not she would see at as a house and wouldn’t be comfortable there.
Style:
1. What words does the narrator use to describe her mother’s hair? What food words are used to describe her mother’s hair? What images do these words create?
She says pretty, sweet, and safe. She says her hair is like candy circles and bread.
2. How do these words create a vivid visual of her mother?
They really don’t because they just describe the way her hair is not how she looks.
3. How does the description of snuggling with her mother at night provide a sense of a loving and supportive family?
It gives off the sense of a loving and supporting family because she wouldn’t snuggle with someone who she doesn’t feel safe with and with someone who doesn’t care about her.
4. What lines in this chapter create the sense of security and familial love that the narrator feels?
“is the smell she makes room for you on her side of the bed still warm with her skin, and you sleep near her, the rain outside falling and papa snoring.”
5. The last paragraph in this chapter is a run-on sentence. It is missing several verbs. How does the overall image created in the paragraph develop? How does the unusual grammar help with this development?
The u unusual grammar makes it so it seems as though the narrator has a lot to say about this subject or in this case person, and it gives off a senses , some how, that the girl looks up to her mother.
Personal Response:
What is it about your home and your family that provides you with a sense of security? Can you identify with the narrator and her point of view?
What make me have a sense of security in my house is just by the fact that I know my mom cares a lot about us and that she would never let anything bad happen to us, I can relate to the narrators point of view.
1) There is Nenny ,kiki,carlos Her mother and father and of course Esperanza.
2)Esperanza adored her mother with a true love and affection. Her hair smells like bread and Has Perfect Curly Hair.
Questions 1-5
1)The words she uses are Candy Circles
and her hair smells like bread the imges that come up are warm,Fuzzy,safe,and sweet.
2) Because the Narrator uses her personality triats with her affecion for her mother .
3)Because of the affection that is given and the feeling of being safe.
4)The linss (7-15),,,"sweet to put your nose Into {her hair} when she is holding you and you feelin safe, is the warm smell of bread it is thesmell when she makes room for you on her side of the bed stil warm with her skin and you sleep near her the rain outside and papa's snoring .
5)Its gives personaliy to the Paragraph and colors and pictures to the words.
Chapter 2
Questions:
1.it means hope in English and sadness in spanish.
2.She was named after her great grandma,because he plays records that sound like crying.
3.That the woman are suppose to be weak and yes she does.
4.she got kidnapped in a potatoe sack
5.that they are week and men control them
6.she wants a name that represents what she is like.
b contreras per 4
1. Papa, carlos Nenny's and Kiki and her mother. Papa's hair is like a broom all up in the air, and her hair is lazy,it never obeys, Carlos' hair is thick and straight, he dosent need to comb it. Nenney's hair is slippery and slides out of your hand, and kiki's hair is like fur. Her mothers hair is like little rosettes, like little candy circles, all curly and pretty. Every ones hair in the family is diffrent.
2. Her mothers hair is special because she thinks there little rosettes and candy circles. Also it is her mother she is probily really close to her.
1. There was Mama, Papa, Carlos, KiKi, Nenny, and the
narrator, Esperonza.
Papa has hair like a broom, Esperonza's is lazy,
Carlos has thick staright hair, Nellys is slippery,
and kiki has fur.
2. Her mothers hair is like little rossets and smelled
like fresh baked bread. This shows that she has a deep
connection with her mother.
1. She compares the hair to fresh baked bread. It
helps to create a warm feeling about the mother.
2. The words are so descriptive you can visualize her almost perfectly.
3. It shows she was very emotionaly close to her mother.
4. When she desribes her mom it shows and close family.
5. It makes the paragraph more emotional
Thunt
Per 4
Questions:
Her dad’s hair is like a broom, the narrator Esperanza's hair is lazy, and never obeys. Nenny's hair is slick, and slips away. Kiki has hair like the fur of a kitten. Their mother’s hair is like freshly baked bread, warm and cozy.
Esperanza's mother’s hair is special, because of her strong feeling of love for her mother. To Esperanza, her mother is warm hearted and loving.
Themes:
This chapter shows a warm feeling that her family gives Esperanza when she’s at home. She may not appreciate her new home, and may not realize her true appreciation of her family, but her family gives her a sense of comfort.
Style:
"Little candy circles all curly and pretty." Sweet and loving, someone you always want to be around and spend time with. Esperanza's string feelings for her mother are projected through the words she used to describe her mothers hair.
The description oh snuggling with her mother at night, creates a sense of love, it shows that her mother likes to spend time with her daughter, and cares about her.
A few lines that show a sense of security when around her family are, "sweet to put your nose into when she is holding you, holding you and you feel safe."
Personal Response:
My home provides me a sense of security, because I am around people I know, and people who care. I get a sense of security, because my family is always there when I need them.
Ncarr Per.1 1.Her dad he has hair like a broom,Nenny her hair is slippery,Carlos his hair is thich and straight, Kiki she has hair like fur and her mother her hair is curly like little roses
2.her mothers hair is special because it smells like bread before you bake it she feels safe when shes with her mother.
1.She says her mothers hair is pretty sweet and safe like little candy circles and bread
2.She creates a vivid visual description by naming things her mothers hair is like so you think of what those things look like and what they would look like if they were made out of hair.
3.She feels safe when shes with her mother and her mother loves her enough to let her sleep in her bed.
4."Sweet to put your nose into"
"bed still warm with her skin"
5.She is describing the way her mother makes her feel and what she thinks of her. She keeps the sentence running on so you read the whole sentence quickly with no time to think about anything else on straight shot of description into your mind.
Gerardo N
per .1
Hairs
1.The members of the narrators family are Papa,Mom,Carlos,Nenny, and Kiki.Papa's hair is like a broom, all up in the air, Esperanzas hair is lazy.Her brother CAlo's hair is slippery it slides right out your hands, and Kiki has hair like fur.
2.Her mother's hair is special because it's like little rosetts, like little candy circles all curly and pretty.Her feelings foe her mother are very loving and caring.
Theme
The narrator view of her family is a big part that makes her home complete because her family brings her home together.
Style
1.Esperanza describes her mother with little, curly, cirles, and pretty. The food types she uses is candy. The words create Images of curly fries and candy.
2.They gie the reader an example of how her mother hair is like.
3.It provides the motherly love that makes you feel like her mother loves her and is there for her.
4.The lines that the narrator uses is when she says that she lays in bed next to her mother and father.
5.The overall image of the last paragraph develops when she starts talking about both her parents.
PR
My home provides a sense of security because Im around people who love me and care about me.
Cmarin per.1
Who are the members of the narrator’s family? How is the hair of each member different?
The member of the narrators family are mama,papa, carlos, kiki, and then nenny. Her pop's hair is like a broom, her hair is lazy. Carlos' hair is thick and straight. Nennys hair is Thin-slides out of your hands and then kiki, with hair like fur.
2. What makes her mother’s hair special? What are the narrator’s feelings for her mother?
It's easy to tell that mothers hair is special because it has its own paragraph. Compared to the others who only have a few sentences. It shows that she admires her mother very much.
Themes:
In the first chapter a major theme of the novel was introduced. This very short chapter reinforces part of that theme. Discuss how the narrator’s view of her family is part of her idea of what makes a home.
The way she see's the family and what makes home is that without them, it would'nt feel the same. Even though she might not have that much privacy, she would rather feel like that than have her family not there.
Style:
1. What words does the narrator use to describe her mother’s hair? What food words are used to describe her mother’s hair? What images do these words create?
The words she used would be "she pinned it in pincurls all day, sweet to put your nose into when she is holding you."
The food words she used would be like little cancy circles,The warm smell of bread before you bake it.
You can see short curly hair that is soft.
2. How do these words create a vivid visual of her mother?
It doesnt really say how she looks, they just describe what her hair looks like.
3. How does the description of snuggling with her mother at night provide a sense of a loving and supportive family?
It gives off the sense of a loving and supporting family because people that feel that way, react to it. If you love somebody, you would snuggle up with them.
4. What lines in this chapter create the sense of security and familial love that the narrator feels?
“Is the smell she makes room for you on her side of the bed still warm with her skin, and you sleep near her, the rain outside falling and papa snoring.”
5. The last paragraph in this chapter is a run-on sentence. It is missing several verbs. How does the overall image created in the paragraph develop? How does the unusual grammar help with this development?
The unusual grammar makes it seem that shes really excited about talking about her mother. She wants people to understand the way she feels, without stopping.
Personal Response:
What is it about your home and your family that provides you with a sense of security? Can you identify with the narrator and her point of view?
The thing about my home that provides me with a sense is security is when my momma tells me she loves me. Even though it wont help if someone tries to break in, just incase something were to happen...I kno she loves me.
KMolter Per1
1)Her dad's hair is like a broom, sticking up. Carlos' hair is thick and straight. Nenny's hair is slippery and silky. Kiki has hair like fur. And her mothers hair is curly.
2)Her mothers hair is special because she is the only one with perfectly curly hair. The narrarator's feelings towards her mother are very strong. She explains her mother as a sweet, warm hearted, lady
Themes
1)The narrarator's view of her family is apart of her home because in her liftime she has moved many times and all that has been there throughout it is her family. When she thinks of home she thinks of her family all being there with her even though its not a dream house, it is the house where her family and her live in now.
Style:
1)She explains her mothers hair is "like little rosettes, like little candy circles all curly. Sweet to put your noseinto when she is holding you, it is the warm smell of bread before you bake it." These words make the image that her mom is a very sweet lady and cares for everyone.
2)These words create a sweet, nice, kind, vision of her mother. Also her mother can make anything bad turn into good.
3)It gives you the sense of her mother being caring for her and the rest of the family. Letting them sleep with her, showing her protection by holding her.
4)"the smell when she makes room for you on her side of the bed still warm with her skin, and you sleep near her, the rain falling and papa snoring." Knowing that her mom is willing to share her bed with her daughter is a feeling of secruity.
5)The narrorator is explaining her feeling of security that her mother makes her feel. The unusual grammer helps by giving you an opend mind about her mother that keeps going.
Personal Response:
In my home i feel a sense of secrutiy knowing that my family is there for me when ever I need them. With help from my mom sisters or dad its a feeling that no one can take from me the feeling of being loved.The narrarater is basicly saying that she does not need a big, nice, house to call home. All she needs is the family who lives in it.
SteeleD Per 4
1. Her papa, whos hair is like a broom. Carlos, his hair is thick and straight. Nenny, whos hair is slippery- and it slides out of your hair, and finally Kiki, whos hair is like fur.
2. It is like little rosettes, it ios like little candles and all curly.
THEMES
1. She views her family's hair represents there lifestyles.
Style
1. "Like little rosettes, like candy circles all curly and pretty..."
2. They explain what her mother's hair appears like in great detail
3. Shows a sense of closeness between them all.
4. The entire chapter seems to give off the sense of family.
5. It shows how young and innocent she is.
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