The Room Was Filling Up With People

Shy is a young Mexican-American who works on a luxury cruise ship during the summer. Carmen is also a Mexican-American cruise ship worker. Their culture and heritage unites them long before they even meet. Another thing that brings these two together is tragedy. Both Shy and Carmen’s families have been impacted by a new and deadly disease called Romero’s Disease. This disease killed Shy’s grandmother and Carmen’s father. Talking and sharing about their losses connects them as a whole,“It went quiet between them for a few long seconds. A shared feeling of loss hanging in the air like gas.” Carmen is very critical to learning about Shy’s past and giving him someone who shares the same feelings.

Tennyson's extensive repetition in The Lady of Shalott and Mariana is an important feature in establishing feelings of loneliness. In Marianna, the

The author creates themes of commonality that are relatable to many in this story story. There is a crucial moment in rebellious child’s lives that pushes them to act out. For Lola this happens to be her mother and her battle with breast cancer, “with her cancer there wasn’t much she could do anymore” (Diaz 5). Lola,

A boy feels trapped and isolated in his house. He wants to go outside with his friends and explore the landscape, but he can't. His mom isolates him inside making him study and do extra work for school. He wants to leave, breathe in the fresh air, but he can't escape his mother’s grasp. This scenario represents a similar idea addressed in the vignette “The House on Mango Street”: Isolation. In The House On Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros is able to incorporate details and characterization to illustrate Esperanza’s isolation due to her moving constantly. Ultimately, the way Cisneros develops the use of symbolism, the theme of identity and literary devices in the vignette leads one to see why it is the most powerful chapter in the novel.

This essay will be going through the different types of love, and the power that they wield. Throughout the novel, different characters hold different powers of love. First, Clara’s love towards Ferula and Pedro Segundo will be discussed. And second, Esteban’s obsessiveness with Clara will be looked at closer. The bonds of love are stronger in relationships that aren’t acceptable compared to relationships that are acceptable in society.

Enrique’s journey begins when he is left on the porch all alone without his mother in sight. He is confused and questions “Donde esta mi mami,”(page 1)he is only 5, this confusion leads into rebellion then anger which is what finally pushes him to go on journey to find his mother, does she not love me, he questions, he wanted answers but also missed his mother so much that he does not care or even think about how hard and risky his travel will be.

Smith waiting frantically, “Gosh Isiah you scared me, you’re lucky I covered for you guys”

She sometimes sits out by the creek and remembers her father telling her “I am your father, I will never abandon you.” (Cisneros 1) She remembers this only after she is a mother and this is when she realizes “How when a man and a woman love each other, sometimes that love sours. But a parent’s love for a child, a child’s for its parents, is another thing entirely.” (Cisneros 1) Surely by now she feels her love souring. She can not understand why Juan must drink all time and why he continues to beat after he promises that he will never do it again.

The house had an unusual smell to it that Bryan couldn’t quite his finger on it. Miguel had never minded any of the people in the village had always believed the story ever since they were a young child, but there showed no evidence of this so called “Witch”. old lady on the corner of Babylan St. because he always knew it was just a folktale,so they wouldn’t go into a stranger 's house.

“Yes, you there, that man er—young man I spoke to earlier,” she shrilled, clumsily trotting across the street. “Yes, you,” she panted, grasping hold of her centered, skirt slit and swiftly darting across the grass. “Oh it’s wet, the grass is moist,” she wailed. “Yes, you there,” she said again, pointing at me, nearing closer and clamoring up the porch steps. “Oh look, those are some beautiful, Ah—deadly roses!” she squawked, “I think they just made a ladder in my favorite tights.” Her face looked like it was going to sob again, but briskly, she straightened her stance and blew out a sharp breath. “I know,” she said breathlessly, “you're probably wondering what this horrendous woman is is doing in front of you and—oh my god, is this street full of supermodels!” her eyes shifted distractedly, gawking at Gemma. “You look like an angel. Your light, champagne blond hair is so gorgeous, and you're so lean and perfect—how tall are you? She quizzed Gemma.

Looking at the views Doria has of people one in particular sticks out. Doria talks of her social worker who she can never remember the name of. Throughout the story, she does not like the woman and looks at everything that she does in a negative light. At the end of the story, Doria sees the woman in a new light and starts to like her because of how much the woman has actually

Sandra Cisneros was the only daughter in a family of six sons which forced her to spend a lot of time alone growing up. Her brothers felt it beneath them to play with girls in public. She stresses how badly she wants to be noticed by her father and how lonely they made her feel. Cisneros adds several Spanish words into her essay to highlight certain points in her story. For example, her father would tell people, “I have seven sons”.

Beautiful name,” I scratch the back of my neck and clear my throat. “Well, um, you see, Miss Davis, you are a very,” I clear my throat again, though it is perfectly open. Seamus needs to stall, not me. “A very...attractive woman, and when we met in the train station, though it was brief, well, I’ll put it this way. Skylar-Miss Davis, do you believe in destiny? Coincidental meetings that change your life? That one moment when the wind blows in just the right place and at the perfect force, the paper is being held just loosely enough, the what if and the why decide to move two people together and the elements converge to connect them?” Her face has

Camilla, Arturo, Sammy, Vera and Hellfrick are all non-entities in the bustle of L.A. culture, but all are profoundly human in their suffering, confusion, and vices. All are battling a poor sense of self-worth and struggling to survive in an indifferent world. Arturo Bandini takes us through this story in intimate first-person, exposing us to his mood swings, his astute observations and his growth as an author and a man.

Touched by fading moonlight, the girl looked pale as a ghost, distressed and sorrowful. Great drops fell from her eyes; the heavy rain clouds in her mind let loose their turbulent nature. She felt the muscle of her chin trembled like a small child, again, she looked toward the window as if the darkness outside could soothe her. However, she tried to keep her sobbing down by biting her lips, afraid the woman would “visit” again. Meanwhile, in the hallway, there was only deadly silence, creating an overwhelming sense of emptiness.