Esperanza's Hair

Hairs The vinett, Hairs, reveals a lot about Esperanza and her family. It reveals that Esperanza is rebellious and disobedient,“It [Esperanza’s hair] never obeys barrettes or bands”. Papa’s hair is “like a broom”, which reveals that he is not useful for much, except basic household chores. Carlos’s hair shows that he is naturally talented at things, because he doesn 't need to comb it. Nenny slips away from you and can never be caught, just like her hair. Kiki has hair like fur, which suggests a childish feature, because fur is associated with cute animals. Finaly, Esperanza’s mother’s hair, which “smells like bread”, could represent hope and freedom from being a lower income family. I think this because, it is described as being like rosettes,

The vinnet states that Gil “...doesn 't turn on the lights, unless you got money to buy things with…” This shows that Gil can’t even afford to pay for electricity to turn on the lights. It says “...once I bought the Statue of Liberty for a dime.” This represents Esperanza’s wish for freedom from poverty, but it could foreshadow that if she gets the money that she needs, something unfortunate will happen . I think this because the Statue of Liberty represents freedom, for people coming to America. Although, America was said to have streets paved with gold, even though when the people seeking freedom came here, they faced unemployment and suffered. I believe that the central focus of this vinett, was the music box. I think that the music box represents people like Esperanza and their family, in the sense of status. I think this because, the box looks dull and broken, but when opened, it is beautiful. Also, Esperanza judged the box before after just glimpse, and then pretended that she didn 't care about it after realising that it was much more than an old, boring box. This is just like how someone like Cathy would judge Esperanza, just because she is less fortunate than