In “The Monkey Garden,” she threatens the boys with sticks and a brick. … The monkey garden, much like the Garden of Eden, is the place where
Esperanza loses a large measure of her innocence
, and when Esperanza loses her innocent ideals about her friends and community, she cannot return to the garden.
What happened on Esperanza's last day in the garden?
Esperanza runs away and hides under a tree at the other end of the garden
. She lies down and cries, and tries to wish herself to death. When she finally stands up, the garden doesn't seem to belong to her anymore.
What happened to Esperanza in red clowns?
While she is waiting, a group of boys attacks Esperanza. She never describes exactly what happens, except that one boy forces her to kiss him and keeps saying “I love you, Spanish girl,” but it's implied that
she was raped
.
What happened in the garden after the monkey left the House on Mango Street?
After the monkey left,
the garden grew wild.
… They went to the garden to play and to “disappear” from their mothers. 3. Sally has to give each boy a kiss.
Why was the character so upset in the monkey garden?
One day while she is playing in the garden with Sally, she is
frustrated and angry because some of the boys stole Sally's keys
. The only way to retrieve them was for her to leave with them and give each one a kiss. Sally happily abides, as Esperanza runs to tell Tito's mother, one of the boys who is taunting her.
What does Sally do that makes Esperanza so angry?
What does Sally do that makes Esperanza so angry?
She was trying to save her from the red clowns.
How old is Esperanza in red clowns?
Esperanza: A young Mexican American girl of
around twelve years of age
. She is the oldest child in the family.
Why does Esperanza never return to the monkey garden?
Why does Esperanza never return to the Monkey Garden?
Esperanza feels ashamed after trying to help Sally
, but she does not know why. Going to the garden would remind her of those feelings, so she never returns.
What was Esperanza so angry at in the monkey garden?
She grabs three sticks and a brick and faces the boys. Sally and the boys all laugh at Esperanza and tell her to go home. Esperanza is upset at
her own loss of innocence
, but also how the women of Mango Street turn a blind eye to male oppression.
Can Esperanza ever recover what she lost in the monkey garden?
The monkey garden, much like the Garden of Eden, is the place where Esperanza loses a large measure of her innocence, and when Esperanza loses her innocent ideals about her friends and community,
she cannot return to the garden
.
Why is Minerva always sad?
1. What are some things that make Minerva sad? Minerva is sad
because she is a single mother raising two kids, she feels she is unlucky
, and she has a terrible relationship with her husband. … He leaves her alone with the kids, so she thinks she is a single mom, but sometimes he comes back.
Why does Sally leave Esperanza alone at the carnival?
Sally agrees to meet Esperanza at the carnival, but
she goes off with a “big boy”
and leaves Esperanza alone. When Esperanza is raped, she blames Sally for not coming to her aid, and for having lied to her about sex.
What did Sally lie about in red clowns?
Red Clowns
Esperanza begins this chapter by accusing Sally of having lied
to her about sex
. Sex didn't turn out to be anything like the way Sally told it, or like it is in the movies. Esperanza was waiting for Sally by the tilt-a-whirl at the carnival, but Sally never showed up.
What does the garden symbolize in the monkey garden vignette?
Just like Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the monkey garden is used to symbolized
Esperanza's loss of innocence and introduce her growth into her adolescent years
. Suddenly, Esperanza was too old to play and run around with the younger children.
What's the theme of the monkey garden?
Characterization. The theme of this vignette is
to embrace your childhood while you still can
, while the theme of this story is coming of age. These are related in many ways, because there is a point in everyone's life where they have to let go of their childhood and grow up.
What animal was in the garden that made the narrator scared to go there?
Answer:
The chameleon
must have realised that there was safety in the narrator's garden and not anywhere else.
