Question

Why is Esperanza's description of the "broom" funny?
In what ways does Esperanza's mother influence her?
Why does Esperanza focus on hair?
What picture do we get about each person simply by a description of his or her hair?
What is the effect of connecting the snoring, the rain and Mama's hair?
Esperanza describes her mother's hair as being "like little candy circles all curly and pretty." What does this metaphor, and those in the next paragraph, suggest about Esperanza's feelings for her mother?