The House on Mango Street - A Select Scene (3/3)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZEuOM0TRjY

Ringkasan

TLDRThe piece reflects on the name Esperanza, which means hope in English and sadness in Spanish. It delves into the speaker's connection to her great-grandmother, a strong woman who faced societal limitations. The narrative explores themes of legacy, cultural identity, and the struggles of women, particularly in Mexican and Chinese contexts. The speaker contemplates her great-grandmother's life choices and the metaphor of a window representing unfulfilled dreams and sadness.

Takeaways

  • 🌟 Esperanza means 'hope' in English.
  • πŸ“œ In Spanish, it signifies 'sadness' and 'waiting.'
  • πŸ‘΅ The speaker's great-grandmother was a strong horsewoman.
  • 🐴 She was born in the Chinese Year of the Horse.
  • πŸ’” The great-grandmother's life was marked by societal constraints.
  • πŸͺŸ The window symbolizes longing and unfulfilled dreams.
  • πŸ€” The speaker questions her great-grandmother's life choices.
  • 🎢 The narrative includes references to Mexican music.
  • 🌍 Cultural identity plays a significant role in the story.
  • πŸ’­ The piece reflects on women's struggles across cultures.

Garis waktu

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    The speaker reflects on the meaning of their name, Esperanza, which signifies hope in English but carries connotations of sadness and waiting in Spanish. They draw parallels between their name and the number nine, describing it as a muddy color and linking it to the Mexican records their father plays on Sunday mornings. The name was also that of their great-grandmother, a strong woman who defied traditional expectations. The speaker admires her wild spirit and questions whether she made peace with her life or regretted unfulfilled dreams. They assert that while they share the name, they will not inherit their great-grandmother's constrained existence, particularly in their current environment.

Peta Pikiran

Video Tanya Jawab

  • What does the name Esperanza mean?

    In English, it means hope; in Spanish, it refers to sadness and waiting.

  • Who was the speaker's great-grandmother?

    She was a strong woman, a horsewoman, and the original bearer of the name Esperanza.

  • What cultural references are made in the piece?

    The piece references Mexican culture, Chinese zodiac beliefs, and societal views on women.

  • What does the speaker reflect on regarding her great-grandmother?

    The speaker wonders if her great-grandmother made the best of her life or regretted not achieving her dreams.

  • What is the significance of the window in the narrative?

    The window symbolizes the great-grandmother's sadness and longing for a life beyond her constraints.

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    esans in English my name means hope in
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    Spanish it means too many letters it
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    means sadness it means waiting
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    it is like the number nine a muddy
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    color it is the Mexican records my
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    father plays on Sunday mornings when
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    he's shaving songs like
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    soing it was my great-grandmother's name
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    and now it's mine she was a horsewoman
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    too born like me in the Chinese Year of
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    the Horse which is supposed to be bad
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    luck if you're born female but I think
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    this is a Chinese lie because the
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    Chinese like the Mexicans don't like the
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    women
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    strong my great
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    grandmother I would have liked to have
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    known her a wild horse of a woman so
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    wild she wouldn't married until my
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    great-grandfather threw a sack over her
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    head and carried her off just like that
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    as if she were a fancy chandelier that's
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    how he did it and the story goes she
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    never forgave him she looked out the
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    window her whole life the way so many
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    women sit their sadness on an elbow
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    I wonder if she made the best with what
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    she got or was she sorry she couldn't be
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    all the things she wanted to
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    be
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    esperansa I have inherited her name but
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    I will not inherit her place by the
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    window especially not on this street
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    a
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    [Music]
Tags
  • Esperanza
  • hope
  • great-grandmother
  • cultural identity
  • women's struggles
  • legacy
  • Mexican culture
  • Chinese zodiac
  • sadness
  • window metaphor