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Esperanza
main character, she is 12 years old
Mama
Esperanza's mom
Aunt Lupe
Esperanza's aunt who was a swimmer, but is now bed ridden and blind.
Lois
girlfriend of Esperanza's first crush(sire)
Papa
Esperanza's dead
Nenny
Esperanza's sister
Rafaela
Esperanza's neighbor who gets locked in her apartment.
Sally
Esperanza's mature neighbor who has an abusive father, and Esperanza feels like she has to protect her.
Minerva
she is already married and has 2 kids
Marin
A girl who lives with her cousins and sells makeup while spending most of her time babysitting her cousins
Rachel and Lucy
sisters who lived across the street from Esperanza, these were her best friends
Sire
Esperanza's first crush
Alicia
Her mother died so she has to do all the cooking and cleaning. She also wants to escape mango street. She also attends university.
Vargas Kids
crazy children who live on Esperanza's street
Mr. Benny
owns the grocery store on the corner
Geraldo
A guy Marin dances with and then is hit by a car. He dies from the accident
Cathy
has a lot of cats. they call her queen of cats
Four skinny trees symbolism
Esperanza relates to the trees because she also believes they don't belong in the neighborhood, like her.
women in windows symbolism
Rafaela is an example of this. Her husband locks her in the house. It basically means the could've been something but men trap them and take that away from them.
shoes symbolism
We see the shoes symbolize growing up and how women are sexualized. We see this when they get a pair of heels and all of a sudden boys give them attention
The theme hope
Esperanza is filled with hope that she will escape mango street.
Self identity theme
Esperanza struggles with self identity and struggles to find herself.
The theme Poverty
The theme poverty is throughout the whole book but we see it especially see it when Esperanza is embarrassed to show the nun her house.
the theme racism
people look down on them for being latina
the theme sexism
the women in the house on mango street are treated as objects not people. Example:Rafaela
