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Analysis. Esperanza, Rachel, and Lucy all pray for themselves – they think they are going to hell because they made fun of Esperanza’s Aunt Lupe. Aunt Lupe was beautiful and a good swimmer in her youth, but she has been an invalid all of Esperanza’s life. Esperanza wonders when the curse of her sickness fell upon Aunt Lupe.
Born Bad Summary. Last Updated January 9, 2023. Esperanza thinks she is going to hell and that she probably deserves this fate because of something she did to Aunt Lupe. Aunt Lupe was once a ...
The House on Mango Street. The House on Mango Street: Novel Summary: Born Bad. Summary Esperanza is feeling guilty "because of what [she, Lucy, and Rachel] did to Aunt Lupe." She is referring to her Aunt Guadalupe, who in her younger days was a strong swimmer, but in her old age became sick and bedridden. The girls were playing a game in which ...
Born Bad Summary. Everyone in Esperanza's family thinks she was born bad and will go to hell. The reason they all think poorly of Esperanza is because of her dear Aunt Lupe, a woman who used to be as beautiful and elegant as Joan Crawford, with a strong body like a swimmer. Esperanza used to stare at her beauty in old photographs.
Born Bad. Esperanza is in big trouble for something she did to Aunt Lupe. Her misbehavior requires religious intervention. Aunt Lupe, her mom's sister, used to be a beautiful swimmer. But she's been sick and bed-ridden as long as Esperanza has known her. Esperanza speculates that disease strikes at random – there's no good reason why someone ...
The House on Mango Street Chapter 23 - Born Bad. "Most likely I will go to hell and most likely I deserve to be there. My mother says I was born on an evil day and prays for me. Lucy and Rachel pray too. For ourselves and for each other...because of what we did to Aunt Lupe." Chapter 23, pg. 58.
