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I'm a little....... no actually ALOT confused by this novel. I think its fun how the author wrotes it in short chapters, almost like short stories. But I don't see where it is going! I mean, Catcher was random and confusing at times, bu there was a distinctive storyline to follow. This one, not so much. At times you the reader are just thrown into these stories in the novel with no background info on anything. There are a few character that I still have no clue about. The book is also very short too; I really don't know where this is going. But anyway, it is not a terrible book. Even though I'm terribly confused, the shortness and sometimes randomness keeps me focused; a new story awaits each chapter.
Something that interested me was the chapter where she talks about her name. She wishes that her name was different, that it means sadness and waiting; she also mentions how she was named after her grandmother. I'm interested to see if Esperanza wil lparallel her grandmother later on in the novel. Esperanza mentions that her grandmother was more of a feminist; maybe Esperanza will have the same attitude. The legacy of the name Esperanza will pass on from generation to generation.
Something I also noticed was how real everything seems in the novel. You can really tell this is truly live in poverty; it not overdramatized as in the movies or other books. Nothing is sugar-coated, which I think is good for us as a whole. Since we live in such an affluent area, books like this are a wake up call telling us what the world is really like. Also, you can really feel for Esperanza and her family, and feel their pain and sorrow. Its almost like reading an autobiography.
Thats all I have to say about this; I know its really short. I saved you all from reading a really long blog; now go and read all of ashley's 10 paragraphs! Ha!Ha!