Brianna Rittenour
English 1109 at 10:30
September 28th, 2020
Response Exercise
The chapter I can connect too the most in The House on Mango Street would be chapter twenty-two. In the chapter, Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark is mainly about house her abuelito and Esperanza takes about she wouldn’t know what to do if her papa would die. Also talks about when they have to fly out and all the family will be there to take a picture in front of the tomb in black and white with flowers for there abuelito. The quote that I can connect too is “Your abuelito is dead, Papa says early one mornin my room” (Cisneros 56). She was hurt that her grandfather died and she was just thinking about what she would do if her own papa died and what she would do and how she would act.
I can relate to that quote because yesterday morning I found out my own grandfather passed away in his chair at home. He was in the hospital for a long time and didn’t want to be there anymore so he made them let him go home. My mom found him in his chair yesterday morning when she got there. I found out last night when I got home from my friends. I was very upset he was always there for me and I didn’t really see him that often either. What hurt the most is I didn’t even get to say goodbye. I feel the same with Esperanza because I always think about if my dad dies what I would but I didn’t think grandfather would die this soon. I still am upset and shocked it all happened. As Esperanza said she never sees her pap cry I rarely see my dad cry either and when I got home last night and he started crying it hurt me a lot I don’t like seeing my family in pain. My dad when he cries I know he is hurting and I don’t like to see that it hurts me too. My grandpa is in a better place now and isn’t in pain anymore.
This is a true connection, and that sadness and loss in life just comes through in your writing and tone. So sorry for your loss, Bri, and thanks for sharing the connection even though it has to be hard to express. Language is important for just that reason sometimes. Bless you all.
ReplyDeleteWow sorry to hear that you lost your grandfather. Seems like he meant a lot to you and I can relate my grandfathers luckily are still alive and I have just become even more appreciative of that fact. I choose my first comment to be on Angel's exercise and he pointed to the age old saying you only get one mom or dad or in this case grandfather. Going over your connection to the text this was a really unfortunately good connection. You can directly relate with the feelings in this book and are going through a hard time in your life right now. I wish your family well and hope for the best.
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