This quote means that Esperanza is not happy with her name because her life is full of sadness and she feels like it reflects how her life is. This quote relates to me because Esperanza feels out of place and I have that feeling sometimes.
"Until then I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor."
I think that this quote means that she is floating in anticipation of something and that she feels out of place. This quote is important to me because I have a lot of anticipation and that sometimes I just feel stuck in the middle of things.
"Sally, you lied, you lied. He wouldn’t let me go. He said I love you, I love you, Spanish girl."
This quote is whenever the boy raped her, Esperanza was blaming her friend Sally for the rape not the boy because Sally left her. This quote is important because being raped is a serious thing, it could cause a lot of problems for people. This has affected her life forever.
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/mangostreet/quotes.html#explanation4
