Song # 1: Story Theme
“Red Clowns”
Quote from book: “Sally, you lied to me. It wasn’t what you said at all. What he did”. Pg. 99
The main theme of the story “Red Clowns” is that Sally lied to Esperanza about meeting her at the Red Clowns, and Esperanza was upset. She felt like she got backstabbed.
“Backstabbers” by The O’Jays
Quote from song: “I’m sick and tired of hearing all about my life from other people with all of your lies”.
“Backstabbers” by The O’Jays is about people who lie and setup their own friends. They talk about lies and gossip in the song.
I picked this song because basically Sally backstabbed Esperanza. It show similarity to the way Sally lied to Esperanza.
Song # 2: Character
Minerva -- Minerva writes poems
Quote from book: “Her mother raised her kids alone and it looks like her daughters will go out that way too. She has too many troubles, but the biggest one is her husband who left and keeps leaving." Pg. 84/85
Minerva is a single parent who has three daughters. Her husband who left her and comes back every now and then. Her mother raised her and her siblings by herself. She cries and prays every single night.
“Keep Ya Head Up” by 2pac Shakur
Quote from song: And uh to all the ladies havin babies own they own, I know its kinda rough and ya feelin’ all alone. Daddy’s long gone and he left ya by ya lonesome.
The song “keep ya head up by 2pac Shakur is about the struggles that black females have to deal with. He describes why and how kids grow up without a daddy.
I picked this song because it shows the struggles that Minerva and her kids went through. And it also shows what most blacks go through, and they were similar.
Song # 3: Book Theme
Quote from book: They always told us that one day we would move into a house, a real house that would be ours for always so we wouldn’t have to move each year. Pg. 4
One main theme in the book is the house on Mango street. Esperanza and her family’s new house is theirs, they have no landlord. But the house just doesn’t fit Esperanza.
“A House Is Not A Home” By Luther Vandross
Quote from song: “But a room is not a house and a house is not a home.
“A House Is Not A Home” By Luther Vandross is about the difference between a house and a home. He’s saying that you need someone to care and love you in a house before you can have a home.
I picked this song because it shows Esperanza’s feelings about their new home.
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