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She wants to let her guard down and to be able to take opportunities in her life! Her family and background brings her down more than they should and responsibility weighs heavy on her shoulders. I can relate to a point. I do have a younger sister, so I have responsibility as well.

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She wants to be free but her family is holding her back

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She feels like she is being pulled back from expressing who she truly is because of her family and culture pulling her down. I can relate to what Esperanza is feeling because I have two younger sisters who can sometimes bother me.

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Ethan Johnson                                                  I think that she feels like she's being held down by her father, and that she just wants to be free to choose what she wants to do with her life.  I can't really relate to the situation that Esperanza is in, because my parents have always supported with what I wanted to do.

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Ethan Johnson                                                  I think that she feels like she's being held down by her father, and that she just wants to be free to choose what she wants to do with her life.  I can't really relate to the situation that Esperanza is in, because my parents have always supported with what I wanted to do.

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She feels like she is being held back because of her culture, but she wants to be free and travel.
I can relate because I want to travel, but my family is so busy that we don't have much time to travel.

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Esperanza feels like Nenny is her responsibility. Esperanza is the red ballon and Nenny is the anchor holding her back from freedoms and doing what she wants. I can relate to parts of Esperanza's feelings since I have a little sister, and upon that two younger brothers that I sometimes have to take care of and it can feel like a burden.

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She feels like she can't be herself and do what she wants, only what her dad wants. I can't relate.

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She feels like her family/culture is holding her back from all of her possibilities. She needs to take care of her little sister. I also have a younger sister that I need to take care of sometimes too. I feel like I can sometimes relate because half of my families culture.

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At this point in her life Esperanza is responsible of looking after and being a friend to her sister, Nenny. She feels that this restricts her, like a red balloon tied to an anchor, from being able to make new friends and find a best friend who she can tell everything to. I can't relate to this because I like to do my own thing. I have a younger sister and I would consider her my friend but I don't feel tied down by it.

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She feels held back from meeting new friends because of her culture. She is forced to be "friends" with her sister and hates not being able to make her own fiends. I have never felt this way, but when I was younger I would tag along with my sister and I was like Esperanza's sister.

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She feels as though she is a red balloon, made to drift and wonder the world meeting new people and making friends. However she is anchored by the traditions and responsibilities of her family and culture. I can relate to the responsibility of family but no

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She feels held down because of her family and wants to be free. I can't relate because my family is open to letting me try new things and go to college.

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She feels like an anchored down balloon, because her father is holding her back from exploring her opportunities. The balloon is red, because she feels like she stands out to every one. Yes, whenever I want to do something and I don't speak up, I hold myself back

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She wants a true best friend to share all her secrets with but all she has right now is her little sister so she is being tied down. No, I can't relate to her.

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She wants to be free to do what she wants, but she feels that she is held back by her family's culture.  I can relate by wanting to be free to do what I want when I want.

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She wants to have a friend of her own, but she is always stuck with her sister, who anchors her down. I cannot relate.

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She feels that she is being held from being herself. She is with her sister most of the time and it not able to get out and do things that she enjoys to do.  Her father and her culture tie her back from exploring and identifying who she may truly be. Personally, I cannot relate to Esperanza. My family encourages me to get out, try new things and become who I choose to be.

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She feels tied down by her parents and siblings. She wants to be able to do what she wants. I can not relate.

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Esperanza means she wants to travel, explore the world and make the most of her opportunities. Due to her father and family, she has to stick around and support her family.
I can't relate because my family supports me.

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She can't go anywhere or travel without family members with her. She is also being held back by her family. I can't relate

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She feels tied down by the weight of her family and their poverty. She wants nothing more than to be free of it, but she loves her family even though she wants to do more with her life than marry and have kids. I know the feeling of wanting different things than your family.

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She feels weighed down by her father, her cultural norms, her budget, and her limits. All those things are this big anchor and she is trying to fly like a balloon. Yes, I have been in moments where I have felt like that, but everybody needs to learn to make the best of their surroundings.

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She feels tied down by her family's poverty and she wants to explore the world and her imagination never stops going. She can't do any of the things she wants to do, so she feels tied down like a balloon. I can't really relate because I don't struggle with the same stuff that she does.

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she is held back by her family and culture, like the balloon is held back by the ancho. I can't relate

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She feels held back, but her father is holding her back and not letting her be like a balloon and go around from place to place. I can't relate.

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Esperanza is referring to herself as the balloon being tied to an anchor because she feels like she has potential and wants to be adventurous, but her family, culture, or financial issues are weighing her down.

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She wants to be free and do what she wants, but she is being held back from being free by her sister.

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She feels held back, because she is always stuck with her sister. No, I can't relate

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She wants to do what she wants to do with out being tied down, but her sister is the anchor that is keeping her from what she wants to do.

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She is the red ballon, yearning to be free. Her family/culture is the anchor that is holding her down. I personally have never felt this way.

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She is almost like a thing of creativity that just wants to float and go where ever but is held down by her name and ethnicity.

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She has a free mind and wants to explore but is tied down because of either culture or her family

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Esperanza feels held back and restricted from traveling and adventuring. Yes, I can relate because I have too many responsibilities and not enough money to go the places I want.

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Until she has friends she is alone in the world, but can't leave because of the anchor.

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She wants to be free and do the things in life that she's always looked forward to but she's being held back from doing so.

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She wants to be able to "float" around and be herself, travel, and be challenged, but her father and culture are keeping her from doing that. My life is not like that at all. My family and culture encourage me to go out on my own.

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She wants to be free in the world, but her family and culture hold her back.

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Esperanza can't go anywhere without her sister because her sister is always holding her back

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She is a free spirit that wants to go places, explore the world, and be challenged, but she is tied down by her "anchor" which could be her culutre, father, her uprising, or where she lives. I can't relate becuase my parent support me.