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Separation Of Boys And Girls By Sandra Cisneros

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In the chapter, “Boys & Girls”, Sandra Cisneros uses the last sentence to show Esperanza’s inability to fully define herself. When Esperanza is thinking about the difference and separation between boys and girls she says “Until then I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor.”(9) This quote is talking about how Esperanza, the balloon, is being held back by Nenny, the anchor, who burdens her because Esperanza thinks she needs to separate from her to define herself. Although Esperanza feels she is weighed down by Nenny, by saying, “Until then”(9) she realizes that she will eventually leave and get past this ‘problem’. Another example of this would be just before Esperanza comments on the red balloon. Esperanza says that “Someday I will have a best friend all my own. One I can tell my secrets to.”(9) This quote discusses how Esperanza feels about Nenny being around her. She feels that “Nenny is too young …show more content…

For example, in “The Monkey Garden”, Esperanza becomes friends with Sally to explore the sexual part of her life. Esperanza mentions that she “wanted to go back with the other kids who were still jumping on cars… but Sally had her own game. One of the boys invented the rules… you can’t get your keys back unless you kiss us”(96) In this quote, because Sally is more mature than Esperanza, she is being held back. While Esperanza wants to play the games she played as a kid, Sally wants to talk and play with the boys. In both of these chapters, Esperanza is looking to find her true self. In “Boy & Girls”, Esperanza separates herself from Nenny to create her own life. In “The Monkey Garden”, Esperanza, while exploring the sexual part of life, becomes friends with Sally to try and define herself. Cisneros uses this struggle for self definition to show that defining yourself is one of the hardest parts of growing up, but just because something is hard, doesn’t mean you should give up on

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