Tone is an important factor in the novel, The House on Mango Street. Tone, which is also called mood, is an emotional type of feel during a particular scene. The reader can determine the tone by judging what the characters say and do, but also by the physical setting itself. By using the literary device tone, the author can help us review the situation and decide what the outcome is going to be either a good one or a bad one. By seeing/being able to tell Esperanza’s own mood, which is highly influenced, it tells the reader which type of tone is being used and is uneven to reflect Esperanza’s uneven moods. When Esperanza is cheerful, for example as in the chapter "Our Good Day," the mood is jolly, stress-free, and peaceful. You can determine …show more content…
A very fat lady crossing the street says, you sure got quite a load there…Down, down Mango Street we go. Rachel, Lucy, me. Our new bicycle. Laughing the crooked ride back.” As you can see Esperanza is having a blast, by laughing and having a good time with her friends. This tells us the tone or mood is very upbeat and/or ecstatic. When Esperanza is upset or indignant, for example as in "Red Clowns," the mood mirrors that. You can decide the mood by reading, “Sally, you lied. It wasn’t what you said at all. What he did. Where he touched me. I didn’t want it, Sally. The way they said it, the way it’s supposed to be, all the storybooks and the movies, why did you lie to me?...Sally, make him stop. I couldn’t make them go away. I couldn’t do anything but cry. I don’t remember. It was dark. I don’t remember. I don’t remember. I don’t remember. Please don’t make me tell it all…Sally, you lied, you …show more content…
For the first song, I’ve selected Days of Gold by Jake Owen. For this song, the chapter “Our Good Days” would go perfect with this song. The song talks about having a blast and having fun, which is what Esperanza and her friends are doing. The next song is Cool Kidz by Echosmith. This song would play when Esperanza attempts to try and fit in, thus trying to be a cool kid. When Esperanza and her friends are making fun of Erperanza’s Aunt, also known as chapter “Born Bad”, they think they are going to hell. So to do with this event/chapter, I’ve chosen the song Highway to Hell by ACDC. When Esperanza is crushing about Sire, which is a bad boy and a bad influence, the song Good Girls Bad Guys by Falling in Reverse would fit. It talks about good girls, Esperanza, and how they crush on bad guys, Sire. Following that, the chapter “Chanclas” and “Beautiful and Cruel”, Esperanza is worried her appearance isn’t good enough and is upset with herself. The song that would fit this would be Beautiful by Akon. The song talks about how the girl, Esperanza, is beautiful and shouldn’t worry what other people think or say about her. When Sally tells Esperanza describes her beating from her dad, Epilogue by Trailer Tracks is a good, instrumental piece that in my mind, would fit the event. Also, when Esperanza gets sexually assaulted by 3 boys in the chapter “Red Clowns”, Last Hope by Trailer