In the beginning Esperanza thinks girls and boys live in different worlds. I think this was because her brothers wouldn't speak to her outside the house therefore, she thought that was normal with all boys and girls. She also became upset when the girls began to talk to the boys and hang out with them. Her thought was girls should hang with girls and do girl things and boys should do boy things. She felt like Nenny was too young to be her friend, but since she was her sister that she had to take care of her. Her dream was to have a best friend of her own, but feels since she is the oldest child, she has a responsibility of taking care of her younger siblings.
As she became older her life began to change. Her aunt got her a