In your meditation, analyze the role of one secondary character in the book. Cisneros shows us what life in the barrio is like for Esperanza mostly through the brief glimpses we get of the other men, women, and children in the neighborhood. Choose a more prominent secondary character such as Marin, Sally or Alicia and analyze what this character is doing in the book. How does the character serve as a contrast for Esperanza? What does Esperanza learn from this character?
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