In the Vignette, My name, Esperanza describes about the origins of her name and its meanings in translation to English compared to Spanish. We are also taught about Esperanza’s grandmother who had the same name as hers and were born in the same Chinese year of horse, which is supposed to be a bad luck for women. Earlier on in the story Esperanza refuses to believe in this because she believes that the horse is a strong animal and she adds that people want women to be weak. But as the story progresses, she meets a lot of women who are in the same position of her grandmother and this changes the way she thought about the formation of herself and women. She understands that being strong like a horse can be a good thing, but the phrase “wild horse