Esperanza's Character Evolution in The House on Mango Street

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Activity Overview

Esperanza never really liked Mango Street or her house there. Though she has friends, she never really feels like she belongs. She ages through the book, but doesn't lose her hopes of being different and less of a stereotypical weak, dependent woman. In the end, “the three sisters”, aunts of Esperanza’s neighbors, tell her that she will need to come back some day, to make a full circle of her life. In the last chapter, she asks who will change Mango Street and leaves the reader wondering if it will be Esperanza herself.



Create a storyboard that shows how Esperanza changes over the course of the book. Include her physical changes as she ages, her views about life, and how she sees the people in her life.


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Student Instructions

Create a storyboard depicting Esperanza's evolution through the course of the book.

  1. Use the template provided by your teacher.
  2. Describe how Esperanza feels and grows in the beginning, middle, and end of the book.
  3. Illustrate her emotions and growth using appropriate characters, scenes, and items.


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