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Cisneros uses sexuality to convey the theme of Esperanza's constant desire to gain what she will never have. This is shown by Esperanza by her imagining what she would feel like if she had someone like Sire, this is shown in the vignette through indirect characterization and internal monologues.

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Cisneros uses the topic of otherness convey the theme of in the "Earl of Tennessee", which is shown by the the old feeling of Earl's home, and Earl's dull life in general. Cisneros This characterizes Earl in a way that puts him separate from the rest of society.

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Esperanza

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Esperanza represents the curiosity a growing tween has when they see a different gender. She does this by thinking about what would happen if this or that happened and the emotions she would feel if it did. She becomes more relatable to the audience by wanting to break her parents wishes and boundaries they have set by saying she wants to stay out late but is trapped by her family’s expectation of her.

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Sire. How did you hold her? Was it? Like this? And when you kissed her? Like this?”    (Cisneros  73).

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This quote relates to the theme of otherness, of how Earl is locked away from the rest of society, and how his figure gives off a feeling of sadness. This is portrayed through the phrase on how his sigh gives off a feeling of dampness.

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The main stylistic device in this quote is indirect characterization which is how Cisneros usually characterizes the people around Esperanza. She is able to represent more about Earl through his actions and thoughts, rather than saying it directly.

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The stylistic device that Cisneros uses in the quote is indirect characterization. Cisneros uses Esperanza to make her  seem more relatable As people in this age go through emotions that they cannot display to parents, or friends. Cisneros also uses internal monologue to show the emotions that Esperanza feels towards Sire but can't express.

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Cisneros establishes the feeling of otherness through the character of Esperanza. Esperanza constantly feels by herself and can't rely on someone to comfort here. Cisneros uses Lois as Esperanza's fantasy of who she wants to be. Lois has everything that Esperanza wants and even more. This shows how Esperanza feels like a other in Mango Street

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Esperanza is talking about a kid her age that has a girlfriend and is considered to be a punk by her parents and she is currently imagining  the way Lois is feeling, Sire’s girlfriend, when she is with Sire. Esperanza also talks about how she is scared of Sire but will not let him know that.

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Cisneros is establishing how Earl doesn’t enjoy  company and how he prefers to be alone. The reason she characterizes him in this light is to put a different feeling to Esperanza’s neighborhood. A feeling of loneliness. Cisnros’ explanation of the door also reflects how Earl has someone who prefers to be alone and a someone who stays locked up in the darkness, away from the outside world.

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Esperanza is describing the man who lives next door in Edna’s basement, Earl. Esperanza explains how neither she nor Nenny she Earl, except when he leaves to go to his night job and when he comes back; and, sometimes, when he comes outside to tell the kids on the street to quiet down. Esperanza explains how Earl seems to hide from the world and not much is known about him.

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Esperanza

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“The little wooden door that has wedged shut the dark for so long opens with a sigh and lets out a breath of mold and dampness, like books that have been left out in the rain,” (Cisneros 70).