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The song "Love Yourz" by J.cole represents how Alicia is telling Esperanza to be grateful and remember mango street, because other people have it worst.

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"I grew up in the city and though some times we had less
Compared to some of my friends down the block man we were blessed".

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The Song " Keep Ya Head Up" by Tupac represents how minerva is still strong after everything that is happening in her life.

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But please don't cry, dry your eyes, never let up
Forgive but don't forget, girl keep your head up"

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The song "if I were A Boy" by Beyonce represents that Esperanza doesn't want to be responsible for nenny and she hates that her brother doesn't have to take care of his younger brother

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"If I were a boy
Even just for a day
I'd roll out of bed in the morning
And throw on what I wanted and go"

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The Song "Miami" by Kali Uchis represents Esperanza being/wanting to be independent. Also in her culture it's odd for a girl to be independent, which this song really shows that.

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"They look at me funny when I write a check"

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The song "Dear Mama" by tupac represents when something would go wrong and involved the Vargas kids, people would blame their mom since she doesn't take care of them, since she is a single mother who works all the time for her family.

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"When things went wrong we'd blame mama"

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The song "Lost Boy" by Ruth B represents that Esperanza still wants to be a little kid, and play compared to sally she wants to mature.

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"Usually hanging out with Peter Pan
And when we're bored we play in the woods"

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The Song "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavgene represents the jealousy that Esperanza has towards sire's girlfriend.

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"She's like so, whatever
You could do so much better
I think we should get together now"

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The song "It Was A Good Day" By Ice Cube represents the good day Esperanza been dreaming about. She would dream about making friends in mango street which she did that day.

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"Today was like one of those fly dreams"

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Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend (Official Video)