They often employ techniques of narrative
The author takes the idea of never having a place to live and not knowing a home but and always having to move. They always talked about getting a house but never did until recently. But it's not the huge home and luxurious lifestyle that they wanted. You see imagery when "Bricks are crumbling in places, and the front door is so swollen you have push hard to get in" this describes some of what the house looks like. Compared to how they describe their dream home the house on mango street is no where close.
They deliver interesting information
The author starts talking about their dream house and how luxurious it will be and goes into great detail about what it will be like. This almost makes you believe that it is the house they got but then he transitions into about what the house they actually got was. He still shows excitement that they could still one day get a better home and that the one they have is only temporary. It is kind of an interesting characteristic of the author that draws you in and makes you want to know if he ever gets that house.
They offer surprising information and observations
The author gives very specific about what the house is like and what is wrong with it. Like where the author says "it's small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you'd think they're holding their breath". He shows what each and everything is like. It allows you to make a more accurate picture of what the house is like.
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