子昊

故事簡(jiǎn)介

In this story written by Sandra Cisneros， a young teen， Esperanza， finds herself in the middle of the Latino part of Chicago. She deals with the realities of her neighborhood and life and makes decisions about her life to come， knowing she wants more for herself than the status quo1）. Written as diary-like vignettes2）， this book shows what determination can do for Esperanza as she struggles through life in an inner city3） neighborhood. Esperanza doesn't want to belong to her poor neighborhood or the low expectations everyone seems to have for her. Her story is one of struggle and reinvention4） in the face of hardship. She learns about community and the importance of understanding and appreciating her heritage. The House on Mango Street becomes a symbol of what is possible for Esperanza and her family.

在桑德拉·希斯內(nèi)羅絲所寫的這個(gè)故事中，少女埃斯佩朗莎發(fā)現(xiàn)自己正置身芝加哥的拉美移民社區(qū)中。她應(yīng)對(duì)自己所在街區(qū)和生活中的各種現(xiàn)實(shí)，也為自己未來的生活做著決定——因?yàn)樗雷约翰粷M足于現(xiàn)狀，想要更多。本書由一篇篇日記般的短篇構(gòu)成，展現(xiàn)了當(dāng)埃斯佩朗莎在市中心貧民區(qū)的街區(qū)艱難度日時(shí)，決心能夠?qū)λ鸬皆鯓拥淖饔?。埃斯佩朗莎不愿歸屬于自己所處的這個(gè)貧困街區(qū)，也不想要每個(gè)人似乎對(duì)自己懷有的那些不高的期望。她的故事是一個(gè)直面困境奮斗和重塑自我的故事。她了解社區(qū)，也了解理解和欣賞自身文化傳統(tǒng)的重要性。芒果街上的小屋成了一種象征，它象征著埃斯佩朗莎和她的家人可能會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn)什么。

小編推薦理由

這是一本詩一樣的小說，一個(gè)個(gè)短篇故事連綴在一起，勾勒出了主人公埃斯佩朗莎在芒果街上的小屋的生活。芒果街上的小屋是一所位于芝加哥墨西哥移民社區(qū)中的紅色小屋，埃斯佩朗莎雖然住在這里，卻不屬于這里。她和家人以及住在這里的眾多鄰居一樣，都與外面的世界隔著一堵厚厚的墻?！巴饷妗钡娜藖淼竭@里時(shí)，會(huì)覺得他們很危險(xiǎn)；他們進(jìn)入另一個(gè)膚色的社區(qū)時(shí)，也會(huì)覺得很害怕。生活在社會(huì)邊緣和底層的他們對(duì)居無定所、物質(zhì)匱乏、精神空虛、早婚早育、高犯罪率等這些字眼有著切身的體會(huì)，也早已對(duì)被孤立、被排斥、被歧視感到習(xí)以為常。不過，埃斯佩朗莎并沒有絕望，也沒有放棄，她一直懷有離開這里的愿望，她想要追求更好的生活。更為重要的是，她的離開是“為了其他人回來”，為了這個(gè)圈子中那些“無法出去的人”。

經(jīng)典語句

*You can never have too much sky. You can fall asleep and wake up drunk on sky， and sky can keep you safe when you are sad. Here there is too much sadness and not enough sky. Butterflies too are few and so are flowers and most things that are beautiful. Still， we take what we can get and make the best of it. 你永遠(yuǎn)不能擁有太多的天空。你可以在天空下睡去，醒來又沉醉。在你憂傷的時(shí)候，天空會(huì)給你庇護(hù)?？蛇@里憂傷太多，天空不夠，蝴蝶也不夠，花兒也不夠。大多數(shù)美的東西都不夠。于是，我們?nèi)∥覀兯苋?，好好地享用?