![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “I really want to draw someone old, Mom, someone with wrinkles and flaws. She’s in art school now and all pissed off that the models in her figure drawing class are all young beautiful women with well-toned bodies. It’s so awesome to be reading about a girl who isn’t struggling to be a part of the crowd or worried about her body or her friend’s fashion sense!” They just talk about the themes (she made a disgusted face) like language and empowerment and women being trapped by their parents and stuff… I want to talk about the courage of the writer and the fact that this is so different from any of our other readings this year. “Hey Mom, you ever read this book? We’re reading it in class, I wanted to finish it this weekend ‘cause I hate the class discussions. Half way through her tenth grade year, my daughter brought home House on Mango Street. ![]()
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