The house on mango street chapter 34 bums in the attic.
Bums in the attic meaning.
He thought he could hear their child s breathing in the next room the near silent smooth sound of air in and out.
Her papa teases her for being stuck up and thinking herself too old to go on such family outings.
Housing the bums in the attic will be not an act of segregation keeping them out of sight but a true and genuine act of hospitality.
When bums pass by she will invite them in and let them stay in her attic because she knows what it s like to not have a house.
Her guests will think rats are squeaking in the attic but esperanza will happily tell them it s bums.
When her family goes to the hills on sundays esperanza never wants to go.
Bret lott he woke up.
The goal of the project is to celebrate latino a poets from the past.
It is a simple acknowledgment that esperanza s attic guests as opposed to her dinner table guests one could surmise are poor and yet deserve acceptance and welcome.
Esperanza resolves to have a nice house someday but to never forget where she came from.