Esperanza lives in a neighborhood steeped in poverty: Mice inhabit the homes and children run around barefoot and unsupervised in yards covered mostly in dirt instead of grass and trees. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, she might be hard pressed to find much for which to be thankful.
Your job today is to help Esperanza view Mango Street with appreciative eyes. What does her neighborhood and life offer her for which she might be thankful? Respond to this post using what you remember from the book and what you can infer Esperanza might appreciate and celebrate on Thanksgiving Day.
Address your FIRST comment to Esperanza, and type your name at the end. As you respond to other comments, address the person to whom you're commenting.
65 comments:
Esperanza,
I think you should be thankful for having a family who loves you and a roof over your head, and to have friends, some people dont even have a family or a house.
Taylor
Esperanza should be thankful she has a roof over her head, and dinner on the table. She should also be thankful for being healty and safe since she lives in a horrible neighboorhood.
esperanza
you might be thankful for just being able to spend time with your family dont look at the bad just look at the good
-Dustin-
Esperanza,
I think you should be thankful for having a family who loves you and a roof over your head, and to have friends, some people dont even have a family or a house.
-Kerstinnn!
Limit
Esperanza shud look at what she has and not what she doesnt have like one thing is that she has her family some people dont have a mom or a dad and she shud be happy that she has clothes and shoes.
Austin
Esperanza should be Thankful for having a roof over head and have a family who cares about her.
Esperanza, she should be thankful that she has a dinner on a table. That she has a roof above her head. I think she would be thankful about her friends and family also.
Esperanza,
I think that you should be happy for the life that you have been granted. Some people don't get the chance to have a family let alone a family that cares about them.
-Brianna
esperanza,
i think you should be thankful that you actually made some friends and atleast you have a house to live in cuz most ppl dnt.
virginia
ezperanza, you should be greatful that you atleast have a roof over your head, you have a famly that loves you, and you have clothes on your back. there are some kids out there that dont have any of these.
Gregory Budde
Esperanza
You should be great full that you have a family that cares about you, a place to live, and actual food to eat. Also you have clothes to wear, books to read, and friends that care for you.
~Byron
Esperanza,
You should be thankful that you have a house to live in and be with your family on thanksgiving. The neighborhood might not be good but you will have to accept that until you and your family get money to live in a better house.
-Jacob Bickel-
Esperanza, You have many things to be thankful for. You can be thankful for your friends like Rachel, and Lucy. Also you family. Even the house you live in.
-Anthony
Esperanza,
You could be thankful for your family that loves you with all there heart and your friends that you have right now. And the house that you are living in to because right now at this time some families don't have houses they could stay at and sleep in.
~Xena~
Esperanza,
You should be thatkfull for having a home and family and friends she has now.
Ben
Esperanza,
You should be thankful for what you do have! It's not easy living in a house with a big family because then you have to deal with rules, less of attention and less of a lot of everything! You should be thankful for the house you have and the yard you have to play in! Yes, the house might be a little worn out but, with alot of love and support will boost that house up to where it should be!
~Chelsea Manns~!
Dustin,
i agree with your statement because the bad seems to always bring you down.
Jacob
Esperanza,
You should be thankful of not the place or situation she is in, it is that she will be more careful and things around a later time in her life and that is what she should be thankful for
Aidas Raudonis
Good detail Aidas.
-Taylor.
brianna,
i totally agree with what you are saying! Yo are on the right track
Brianna, very well stated.-Anthony
Taylor
I agree and disagree with the over the roof thing its good that she has a roof over her head but do you think you would like to be in the same situation
Aidas Raudonis
taylor,
i agree. she should definetely be thankful that she has a house and food on the table for her.
v!rg!n!a
Good one Aidas.
Aidas,
I agree with you because nobody is perfect and i think that if someone's in a bad situation then they should make the best of it!:]
chelsea
BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE!!
Limit,
I agree with you she should be happy to have clothes to keep her warm and safe.
-Michael Sustaita
Xena,
I agree, you should be thankful for whatever you have.
Aidas
No, I wouldn't. But its better than living on the streets, and hardly any food. Am i correct?
-Taylor
wow adidas very "clever"
Taylor
you are right i rather be in a horrible situation then living on the streets.
-Xena
Ya taylor i like urs and adias's convo. ur actually talkin. you go girlfriend!!
Limit
But Jacob what if Esperanza and her family never get the money to get out of the hood? Then what is she going to do?
nice job aidas
Gregory BUdde
Limit, is Esperanza depending on anybody to get her out of the hood?
Taylor
That a good point but is it not like she is with rats and no shoes she mine as well be but thanks for answering the statement
Aidas Raudonis
I think living in a crappy house is better than living outside in the cold..
-Taylor
Esperanza,
I think that you should be thankful with your house,and the yard and the family you have. Your house may not be perfect, and your yard might be small, but At least you have a house, and a yard to play in, some kids live in appartments with no yard, and jsut because your house have a few things wrong with it, you should be thankful of what you have.
-Kerstinnn!
Ben are you grateful for the life you have??
Limit
Ya good point you got me there Mrs Matysak ill give ya that.
it was me ben!!!
Aidas
That is true.. buuuut, the house has eletric, food, heating, and a place to sleep. But when you live outside, no eletric, no food, no heating, and maybe nothing to keep you warm..
-Taylor
is anyone even here thankful for what they have??
Ben i wrote it!
I think that Esperanza is depending on her family to try and get her out of the neighborhood because they have always talked about living in a better neighborhood and the one they live in is a bad neighborhood.
-Kerstinn!
Taylor you have a good point...And you are giving Aidas good details to better understand cause we know how he sometimes comprehends slowly.
Brianna
Taylor
Good point but im still right and that is what she said
Aidas Raudonis
Yeah ithink that the whole class is thankful for something
MRS. MATYSAK I KNOW U R GUNNA DELETE THIS SO... HIIIII AND UMMM UR COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Aidas
Thank you. And no I'm def right...
PEOPLE, WOULD YOU RATHER SLEEP OUTSIDE, OR IN A HOUSE? I think i'm right
-Taylor
Limit
Mrs Matysak If Esperanza does not exspet her parints to get her out of the hood then how is she going to do it by herself?
the ecko of flushing is slow to comprehend!!!
AND THE ECHO OF FLUSHING STRIKES AGAIN
Aidas
Thank you. And no I'm def right...
PEOPLE, WOULD YOU RATHER SLEEP OUTSIDE, OR IN A HOUSE? I think i'm right
-Taylor
Limit- Excellent question. Probably by getting an education like Alicia. With that education, she can get a better job outside the area of Mango Street.
Well i am a man and i sleep outside
Aidas Raudonis
Ben maybe you should stop worrying about what everyone else is doing and saying & why don't you blog to some of ur classmates??
-Bri
Aidas,
Whatever helps you sleep at night bud. I know I like to sleep in a warm bed.
-Taylor
Taylorrr,
I would rather sleep in a house!!
-Kerstinn!
Limit
Ok here is another question what if she cant get a education and cant get a job? Also how old is she because i think you got to be like 16 to get a job?
Ben act ur AGE!!!!!!!!!!!!
were not in 4th grade.
REDNESSS, RASH OR FLUSHING HAHA
Thank you Kerstinn, my point exactly.
-Taylor.
Limit- This is Esperanza, is she going to let anything stand in her way?
As far as the job, we'll read about her first one next week.
yeah yu definetely have to be 16 to get a job i tried
virginia
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