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A topic being conveyed in this vignette is chaos. Cisneros describes Louie and his house as being un-orderly and wild.

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Through the use of imagery and characterization, Cisneros conveys the chaos which comes with living in poverty.

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A topic we can see in "Louie His Cousin and His Other Cousin" is struggle. Cisneros describes hardships Esperanza experiences in her  neighborhood. In this instance, Esperanza watches as somebody from her neighborhood is arrested. This could certainly inject fear in Esperanza, and and disbelief that she could ever achieve what she wants to while living in her neighborhood.

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With this topic of struggle in "Louie His Cousin and His Other Cousin" Cisneros further develops the importance of overcoming obstacles thrown in one's way, using imagery, characterization, and simile.

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"The dog is big, like a man dressed in a dog suit, and runs the same way its owner does, clumsy and wild and with the limbs flopping all over the place like untied shoes. Cathy's father built the house Meme moved into. It is wooden. Inside the floors slant. Some rooms uphill. Some down." (Cisneros 21)

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"Marin screamed and we ran down the block to where the cop car's siren spun a dizzy blue. The nose of that yellow Cadillac was pleated like an alligator's, and except for a bloody lip and a bruised forehead, Louie's cousin was okay. They put handcuffs on him and put him in the backseat of the cop car, and we all waved as they drove him away." (Cisneros 25)

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This vignette contains imagery of Meme, his dog, and his house. Esperanza compares Meme to his dog, by saying they are both clumsy and wild. There is a lot of imagery, describing the house for the readers. For example, the house is wooden, no closets, lopsided steps. This imagery of the house shows that the Ortiz family is poor and it contributes to the mood of the neighborhood.

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One literary device that is used to create the plot for this poem is imagery. Imagery is used when Esperanza is describing the car after the crash. Characterization is also used when they all wave as Louie is getting taken by the police. This use of characterization displays the innocence all of the neighborhood kids have. A simile is also seen when Esperanza says “The nose of that yellow Cadillac was all pleated like an alligator’s…”. She compares the wrecked car to the mouth of an alligator to give a picture of the scene.

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The kids waving to the cop car as Louie's cousin is being taken away connects to the innocence and immaturity of children. Esperanza, Louie, and his cousins are too young to understand the seriousness of the situation, that Louie's cousin has to face the consequences of stealing a car.

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Cisneros' description of Meme Ortiz, his dog, and his house as being disorderly and chaotic connects to how Esperanza has felt throughout the novel- out of place and unestablished. For example, Esperanza wanted to eat in the canteen in the vignette, "A Rice Sandwich" because she did not have friends and wanted to belong to a group.