Text: Four Skinny Trees (pp.74-75) in “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros Purpose for Reading: How is symbolism used to convey Esperanza’s feelings?

The four trees standing in front of Esperanza's house are symbolic of Esperanza herself. With their "skinny necks and point elbows," the trees are reminiscent of Esperanza in appearance but also in circumstance. Esperanza personifies the trees in her front yard, saying she and they understand each other, even that they teach her things. She relates to the trees because they don't seem to belong in the neighborhood and because they persevere despite the concrete that tries to keep them in the ground.

Explanation:

by our hard work

for that