I choose this photo because it reflects the thematic motif of finding one’s home. Though only applicable to the character Esperanza as it is a house within the heart. The character Esperanza, throughout the entirety of the book, is searching for her home. A home, she believes, that is to be up on a hill and away from Mango Street. However, her home turns out to be found in quite the opposite place. When she sees the local witch, she is told that her home, rather than a literal house, will be found the heart. A home in the heart she calls it. Though at first confused, It is later seen that this she home will be found by helping those who are in the same predicament that she used to be in on Mango Street. When she meets three sisters later in the book she is told that when she leaves Mango Street, she must come back, “a circle” they called it. She would never forget what she had done or what she was on Mango Street, and that is why she had to come back. Her home, though not the house on the hill that she wished for as a young girl, is found in her emotional satisfaction of helping those around her. The picture, a depiction of a home within a heart represents what the witch explains. Thus, the picture is a literal representation of Esperanza’s home. Furthermore, though inaccurate in actuality, because this picture is literal and Esperanza’s home is not, the photo represents Esperanza’s “home.”

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