3/13/24 Dear Sandra Cisneros, My name is Abby and the name of the book I'm reading is called “The House On Mango Street”. I chose to read this book because it seemed very interesting and it's an example of a girl growing up and exploring herself. It teaches me about women's self-responsibilities and learning about self-expression. It has a variety of different stories, and a bunch of small memories that each character has, which kept me entertained and invested throughout the whole book. This book is realistic fiction and I knew that because I knew it’s not based on a real story, but this could happen in real life. This story also has very important topics and can raise awareness. This book reminded me of myself because she is a Mexican American …show more content…
It captivated my attention because I am a firm believer that we need to raise awareness of sexual assault and bring attention to their survivors. After all, this is a dangerous world we live in, and there needs to be a safe space for everyone. The emotions that I find rising within me are fear and shame because it's a tragic thing to imagine happening and the sad truth is that stuff like this happens regularly and goes unreported and that needs to change. The universal theme for this chapter is consent and respect for individuals. “What he did,” he said. Where he touched me. I didn't want it”. “Sally, make him stop. I couldn't make them go away. I couldn't do anything but cry” (page 99). The literacy device that is being used is repetition when they say, “I couldn't.” This repetition adds emphasis on how much she couldn't do anything to make it stop. Right before my evidence, Esperanza and Sally were going to a carnival when Esperanza was sexually assaulted by a group of boys while she was waiting