"My Name" - Vignette Four | The House on Mango Street
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Why does Esperanza want to baptize herself with a new name?
For a name more like herself, the one nobody sees.
After whom was Esperanza named after?
Her grandmother.
What does her name mean?
Hope and a lot of letters.
How did her grandmother get freedom?
She got thrown in a sac.
Why does Esperanza connect her name with the records her father plays on Sunday morning?
The records remind her of her Grandmother.
What point does Esperanza make about both Chinese and Mexicans?
They are not strong.
What does what happened to Esperanza's grandmother tell you about women's roles in Mexican society?
They really do not have a say in their lives.
Does Esperanza seem to resent the point across the Chinese and Mexicans?
Yes, because they are not strong.
