Esperanza talks of a woman that cleans her house of messes made by her husband and children. And Esperanza goes to this woman’s house. She fills a glass with hot water and places it on the table. This woman that Esperanza calls “Witch Woman”, is a fortune teller. She starts looking into her future and Esperanza asks if she sees a home. The woman replies that she does but it’s a home in her heart. Esperanza is then disappointed and the woman tells her that she should come back next week.
Key Characters: Esperanza and Elenita
Figurative Language: Simile- “All her pretty furniture made out of red fur like the teddy bears they give away at carnivals.
Question: Why do you think she chose teddy bears to compare her furniture to?
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Mike Woodard †
Chapter #24... Elenita, Cards, Palm, Water...
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