House on Mango Street

What is your journal from chapter Born Bad?

from page 56 to 86 born bad

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In this chapter, Esmeralda contemplates cruel chance that chose her Aunt Lupe to fall terminally ill; this once-beautiful swimmer, wife, and mother of two was struck with an unexplained disease that left her limbs and eyes destroyed and useless. She eagerly welcomed visits by the girls, listened to Esperanza's stories and encouraged her to pursue her own writing. Like a typical child expressing guilt in the face of incurable suffering, Esmeralda blames herself- namely the choice to poke fun at Aunt Lupe's state in the imitation-guessing game she plays with Lucy and Rachel- for her aunt's long-anticipated death.

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