The striped caramelo rebozo is the most beautiful of all, and the one that makes its way, like the family history it has come to represent, into Lala's possession. Lala Reyes' grandmother is descended from a family of renowned rebozo, or shawl, makers. The narrator’s dreams and aspirations are represented by the narrator’s house.The celebrated author of The House on Mango Street gives us an extraordinary new novel, told in language of blazing originality: a multigenerational story of a Mexican-American family whose voices create a dazzling weave of humor, passion, and poignancy-the very stuff of life. The narrator aspires to someday own and live in this house. There is a house on mango street that represents the narrator’s dreams.

The House On Mango Street: A Symbol Of The Narrator’s Dreams Soledad appears to have a negative impact on Celaya’s dreams due to the values she seems to represent. Cisneros’ typical theme of a young Latina struggling to become an artist is also explored in Caramelo’s work. She frequently discusses truth with her characters in her novels. The term caramelo is linked to forgiveness in some ways. This is a story of suffering and hardening in the face of the dramatic backdrop of Mexican history. In the second part, a younger Celaya recounts her life with the ghost of her grandmother, Soledad, watching over her shoulder and commenting on it. Celaya Reyes recounts a visit to her grandparents in Mexico City in about 1962 while visiting her grandparents in Caramelo. In the first, Celaya is visited by a ghost of her “Awful Grandmother,” who in her past was overly possessive of her son (Celaya’s father). As a result, the story is divided into two parts. The novel follows Carmelita as she grows up and learns about her family’s history, as well as the many challenges they face in their lives.Īs a child growing up as a Latino in Chicago, author Sandra Cisneros was heavily influenced by Caramelo. Carmelita is a curious and imaginative child, who is always asking questions and exploring her world. Lala’s daughter, Carmelita, is the novel’s protagonist. The family matriarch, Lala Reyes, is a strong and loving woman who came to America as a young girl. The story takes place primarily in the city of Chicago, but also in Mexico and New York.

In the novel Caramelo, we follow the lives of the Reyes family, who are of Mexican descent.

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