The House On Mango Street Case Study Essay

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1. Why do many people feel bad bringing up a disease in the same room with someone having the disease? How did Esperanza feel when she did that? I think that people feel regretful for bringing up a disease when someone in the room has the disease is that they are afraid of making them distraught, even dismayed. People probably feel scared bringing up the disease because they fear they have offended the person. Also I think that people with a disease will get offended if the joke is about their condition or the state that they are in. On the other hand, I think people with the disease don’t mind people talking about because it could give them hope or it is could that people understand what is going on or it can give the person joy. When Esperanza …show more content…

That one next to the one that look like popcorn. That one there. See that. That’s God” (Cisneros 34). People see God everyday like in the sky especially in the cloud, wind, and when the sky changes colors. Other people see God in church during mass or adoration. Additional, people see God in other people and in paintings. A very famous painting titled the Starry Night painted by Van Gogh has God existence in it, just like Darius saw God in the sky when I see the Starry Night it looks like the stars and the wind are defending the town below. The stars shine bright to show God’s presence in the painting and the stars symbolize God’s protection and keeping the people safe. …show more content…

The consequences of Sierra Leone civil war are children like Ishmael and his friends “by pass villages by walking through the nearby bushes” (Beach 37). By hiding behind bushes and sneaking by villages that is how they “would be safe and avoid causing chaos” (Beah 37). This civil war consequences were having people not only to be living in fear but fear of being caught or be in a village that gets under attack. Another consequence was losing loved ones, friends, and neighbors. But the final consequence was turning children and teenagers into child soldiers. (word count

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