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Well, it's complicated. All people have different experiences, and many times, those who have had similar experiences are often grouped together. But I think that these experiences are often closer than people realize. For people who do not identify as a boy or a girl, it is the same. However, in these times where many people are discriminating against them, they sometimes group a little closer. But no, they are not in separate worlds, and yes, many non-binary / genderfluid / genderqueer / etc. do not get along. It isn't that simple.

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I feel that there is some separation in gender especially at school where we eat on different sides of the room. But I also feel that often times the separation isn’t nearly as bad as it used to be.

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In my experiences, I don't think there has been any times where boys and girls live separate worlds. Nowadays, which is a good thing, there is much less discrimination and I would like to think that boys and girls are equal.

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Everyone has past experiences which effects on who they are today. Now a days people won't judge on what gender people clarify as it's just who they are on the inside which is what people think about.

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I think that depending on where you live might affect if you live in separate worlds then your other gender siblings. For example if you live in Afghanistan girls can't really speaking to guys outside the house. I also think that living in one of these places and being LGBTQ would be really hard because you wouldn't know what to do.

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I think she means that she is in desperate need of a best friend. She is making the metaphor of her being a baloon tied to an anchor, which I think means that she is kind of controlled by her parents and he can't really have fun, especially without a best friend. And yes, I do think that she will eventually meet her partner in crime because it is very hard not to, and I am interested to see what they will do together.

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I think she means that until she finds a best friend she will be a ballon just floating around without someone to turn too. Im not sure if she will find a best friend.

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When Esperanza is at school, people make fun of her name and say it all weirdly. Whereas at home, people say it correctly and don't make fun of her name. Esperanza wants to change her name to something different because people are always mispronouncing Esperanza. She also wants to change her name to a name that suits her better.

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I think that the last line means that until she finds a best friend she is just one red balloon held back and lonely. I think Esperanza will find a best friend

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I think the line means without a best friend she's a single balloon floating all by itself. I think Esperanza will find a best friend.

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One thing that is different for Esperanza at school that at home is that at home people don't mispronounce or misspelled her name, and they definitely don't make fun of it. I have had my name misspelled once of twice but never very often.

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I think when Cathy said bad, she meant that it is getting poor, and poorer people are moving into the neighborhood.

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I think its true because there are a lot of things boys/girls do that are kept from the other gender.

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Something that is different about Esperanza at school is that people say her name funny but at home, her family knows how to say her name properly.

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I think she means that until she finds a best friend she will just be available for anyone who needs a best friend cause she has no one to turn too.

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i think that the discrimination and sexism has definetly gone down and is becoming much better. with that said i do feel that sometimes boys and girls are seperated like at lunch but i think bb&n does a really good job of having both genders equal and making everyone have a part

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I think it depends, because in some places they do, but in some places they don't

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I think considering that she just moved she will eventually find friends who except her but it will take time.

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I think that Cathy means that the neighborhood is getting less taken care of and more poor. Poorer people are moving into the neighborhood which is causing things to be less taken care of because a lot of people there don't have that much money to take care of their houses.

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The last sentence I think means that she is simply someone who wants to fly, but is tied down by something that will not let go until someone else helps. I do believe that Esperanza will find a best friend, for she is a person that seems to be able to get along with people well, and isn't afraid to express her opinion. These traits might make it a bit harder, but it means she will most likely only have true friends, not fake ones.

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This means that you have to make your sadness small and shove it in a small place without “feeling” it.

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"sit your sadness on an elbow" I think means that you are not really getting rid of that sadness, but you are kind of just putting it to the side. This could look like being lonely or just sad. No, I do not think this is limited to women, anyone can dismiss their sadness.

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It is true, unfortunately, it also depends on the country or city you live in. Gender discrimination might be pretty bad in 1983, but I think it's better now in the present days.

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I think that back in 1983 most of the time boys and girls did used to live in "different worlds" but I think now in present times boys and girls can like the same things and do the same things, so I don't think their worlds are as separated at they used to be although they still are somewhat separated.

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At home, Esperanza feels welcomed because people say her name properly and don't make fun of her. At school, people are confused by her name so they say it wrong and some people make fun of it.

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i think that when cathy said the neighborhood is getting bad, she means that there are less people to take care of it. poorer people are moving in which doesn't help the situation and the neighborhood isn't as clean as before. as the poorer people move in, the don't have as much money to help the neighborhood, which is probably the main cause of this. something that characterizes a bad neighborhood is when there aren't people to pick up and it starts to feel more like the streets.

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When this book was written, it was really "separate worlds" for boys and girls because each gender had a specific role they had to follow. It was usually girls take care of the house while boys work and get an education. Now, things have changed mostly to make it so that boys and girls have equal opportunities, but boys still are treated better most times. It's complicated because everyone has their own different experiences, but usually people can be grouped into categories like girls or boys or non-binary.

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I think to sit your sadness on your elbow means to not acknowledge it and just go on. Sometimes people can be sad but not show any emotion about it whatsoever. Anyone can feel this way, not wanting people to see your sadness or anger

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I think that depending on where you are and your gender you can have different experiences.

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I think this means that you are really sad and you want to go and do things about it but instead you just sit on an elbow and reflect your sadness to yourself. I think that this feeling isn't limited to woman but it mostly reflects the feeling that some woman have.

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At home, she says that they say her name like silver, like something soft. But at school, they say it like tin, like metal hurting their mouths. Esperanza doesn't particularly like her name, but I think she prefers it when she is at home, because they are saying it right.
Yes, many people have mispronounced my name a lot. at first it's fine, since I have gotten used to it, but the more it happens in a day, the more it annoys me, because Saya isn't that different from Maya, and everyone knows how to pronounce that. But I'm used to it now.
Esperanza doesn't really feel right with her name, as if it doesn't quite fit who she actually is. She says she has a hidden self, the "real" her that "nobody sees."
Possibly, if I find it doesn't fit as much as I want to. I think that changing one's name shouldn't be as crazy as some make it out to be. One should be able to experiment until it works.

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I think Cathy means that as more poor people move in the neighborhood feels less and less like a neighborhood. There are less people to pay money to help the neighborhood out so it keeps getting poorer and poorer.

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The last sentence shows that she feels as if she has no one to guide her. I think that she will find the best friend that is perfect for her although it will take some up hills and down hills there is someone out there who is for Esperanza and will make her happy for years to come.

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The last sentence means that she is a balloon, who is trying to float up but can't because she is being dragged down by the fact that she does not have any "real friends".

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I think she means basically 'reverse-gentrifying.' People are moving in that are poorer, and Cathy doesn't particularly like it.