The house on Mango Street

Front

In the introduction of the book, the main character says, "I have inherited her name, but I don't want to inherit her place by the window". What does she mean?

Back

Her great-grandmother was a sad person, and she looked through the window as if she were thinking of all the things she hadn´t done in her life.

Front

What does Esperanza imply about her great-grandmother when she says, "My great-grandmother. I would've liked to have known her, a wild horse of a woman, so wild she wouldn't marry"?

Back

Her great-grandmother was a fierce woman

Front

Later, when her great-grandmother was forced to marry, she became a ... person

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