Tuesday, January 5, 2010

House on Mango Street

Are you a smart cookie? Write a literary element from The House on Mango Street.
Examples:
1. shoes - symbol
2. Esperanza, Sally, and Alicia - characters
3. the house on Mango Street - setting
4. sexuality vs. autonomy - theme
5." The boys at school think she's beautiful because her hair is shiny black like raven feathers and when she laughs, she flicks her hair like a satin shawl over her shoulders and laughs." - simile