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Character List For House On Mango Street

This document provides a character list for the novel The House on Mango Street. It introduces the main character Esperanza, a 12-year-old Mexican-American girl who wishes to own her own home one day. It also lists several other characters including Esperanza's family members and friends from her neighborhood that she interacts with throughout the story. The list includes brief descriptions of each character and their relationship to Esperanza or other characters.

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Character List For House On Mango Street

This document provides a character list for the novel The House on Mango Street. It introduces the main character Esperanza, a 12-year-old Mexican-American girl who wishes to own her own home one day. It also lists several other characters including Esperanza's family members and friends from her neighborhood that she interacts with throughout the story. The list includes brief descriptions of each character and their relationship to Esperanza or other characters.

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Character list

Esperanza - The novel’s narrator, a twelve year old Mexican-American girl. Esperanza


is a writer who wishes for a home of her own.

Sally - A young girl Esperanza befriends the same year she moves to Mango Street.

Nenny - Esperanza’s little sister. Nenny, whose real name is Magdalena,

Marin - A young woman from Puerto Rico who lives with her cousin’s family.

Papa - Esperanza’s father. Oringinally from Mexico

Mama - Esperanza’s mother. Grew up in the U.S.

Alicia - Esperanza’s friend who attends a local university.

Cathy - Esperanza’s first friend in the neighborhood. Cathy’s family moves out the week
after Esperanza’s family moves in.

Minor Characters (in order of appearance in the book)


Carlos and Kiki - Esperanza’s younger brothers.

Meme Ortiz - The new resident of Cathy’s house. Meme’s real name is Juan

Louie - The eldest sibling in a Puerto Rican family that lives in the basement of the Ortiz
house.

The Vargas Kids - An unnamed number of poorly raised homeless siblings whose
father has abandoned them. One of the Vargas kids, Angel , dies by falling from a great
height

Uncle Nacho - Esperanza’s friendly uncle, who gets her to dance at her cousin’s
baptism in “Chanclas.”

Aunt Lupe - Esperanza’s aunt.

Elenita - A witch woman Esperanza visits to have her fortune told.

Ruthie - A childish grown-up neighbor who enjoys playing with Esperanza and her
friends.

Geraldo - A Mexican man Marin meets at a dance.

Mamacita - The overweight Mexican wife of another neighbor.

Rafaela - A neighborhood woman whose husband locks her in their apartment because
he is afraid she’ll run off.
Character list

Minerva - The married woman in the neighborhood who is most similar to Esperanza.

Tito - A neighborhood boy who relates to girls in violent and sexual ways.

Sire - Esperanza’s first crush.

Earl - A neighbor who works nights and tries to sleep during the day.

The Three Sisters - Old ladies Esperanza meets at Lucy and Rachel’s baby sister’s
wake.

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