How does the narrator, Esperanza, describe relationships in The House on Mango Street and what does she think about family, friends and couple relationships?

Answer and Explanation:

She describes relationships based on cultural values and the social situation that the characters live. He realizes that these relationships are often established by the social inequality in which people live in the neighborhood, making them often submit to obusive and uncomfortable relationships. She also realizes that cultural and traditional concepts are a strong point for establishing relationships.

Regarding the family, Esperanza sees hers as a port of support and security, which encourages her to follow her own path and have a better life. However, she recognizes that not all families in the neighborhood are like that. In relation to friends, she feels that she is able to establish relationships that are not very long because of the divergences of thoughts and lives that she has with other people. Regarding the relationships of couples, Esperanza realizes that most follow a patriarchal pattern and oppress women, which is very harmful to the whole society.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)