Study Guide. Previous Next. Papa Sixto Ortega Papa isn't like other wealthy landowners in Mexico. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly All these wonderful characteristics make Papa a great foil for the more typical landowners.
Well, just listen to what Miguel has to say to Esperanza about it: "Your father was a good man. Life After Death But Papa's influence on his family continues even after his death. What's Up With the Ending? Setting What's Up With the Epigraph? Tired of ads?
Join today and never see them again. Get started. He feels deeply connected to the land and teaches Esperanza to trust the cycles of nature. In the beginning of the novel, Papa is killed by bandits while repairing a fence on the ranch. Esperanza's best friend in Mexico - they are permanently separated when Esperanza and her mother move to California. Abuelita is what Esperanza calls her maternal grandmother. She teaches Esperanza the importance of perseverance.
Due to an injury, she must stay behind in Mexico when Esperanza and Mama move to California. Eventually, Miguel is able to bring Abuelita to the U. She is married to Alfonso, and is Miguel's mother. He makes the arrangements for his family, Esperanza, and Mama to travel to California.
Alfonso and Hortensia's son was once Esperanza's childhood companion. She hopes that Esperanza will fulfill all her aspirations. Papa: Papa is Esperanza's father and the head of the Cordero household. He awakens Esperanza one night in tears over the death of his own father, and constantly wonders why Esperanza wants to escape so much.
Sally: Sally is a beautiful girl in Esperanza's class who comes from a strict religious family. Esperanza befriends Sally, only to be raped because of her loose mentality and uncaring attitude.
She gets married before the end of eighth grade and moves away. Minor Characters Cathy: Cathy is a wealthier girl who lives on Mango Street before it gets bad and dangerous. She claims to be a cousin of French royalty and owns a multitude of cats. She moves away soon after meeting Esperanza to a better, more affluent neighborhood.
Kiki: Kiki is one of Esperanza's little brothers. He has hair like fur and plays pretty much only with his brother Carlos.
Carlos: Carlos is another of Esperanza's little brothers. His hair is thick and straight and is the best friend of his brother, Kiki. Great-grandmother Esperanza: Esperanza is named after her wild great-grandmother, who was tamed after marriage. Esperanza never wants to regret her life and decisions like her namesake, and secretly wishes to change her name. Meme Ortiz: Meme Ortiz moves into Cathy's house after her family leaves. His given name is Juan, but everyone calls him Meme except his mother.
He plays with Esperanza in the trees. Louie: Louie's family rents the basement of Meme Ortiz's house. He hails from Puerto Rico, where the rest of his family currently lives, and spends time with his cousins, one of whom steals cars.
Marin: Marin in one of Esperanza's early friends and the female cousin of neighbor Louie. She hails from Puerto Rico and speaks of her boyfriend still living there, and also instructs Esperanza on how to attract men.
Alicia: Alicia is a friend of Esperanza's who is constantly afraid of the mice in her kitchen. She is from Guadalajara and tells Esperanza that she must always remember that her home is Mango Street. Darius: Darius is one of Esperanza's schoolmates who loves to look up into the sky and dream about the clouds.
Aunt Lupe: Aunt Lupe was a beautiful swimmer one day until she became extremely ill and paralyzed. Esperanza and her friends tease Aunt Lupe one day in front of her, causing their mother to call them evil children. Elenita: Elenita is the Tarot Card reader who forecasts Esperanza's future.
She lives in a fairly nice home and takes care of her infant baby. Since Nenny is immature, she is often a source of embarrassment for Esperanza when the two of them play with Rachel and Lucy. Marin spends most of her time baby-sitting and so cannot leave the house.
She sells makeup for Avon and teaches Esperanza and her friends about the world of boys. At the end of the year, her cousins send her back to Puerto Rico.
Originally from Mexico, Papa is less domineering than the other father figures in the neighborhood. He works most of the time and is rarely home. Mama grew up in the United States. She is one of the strongest-willed and smartest women in the novel, yet she seems to influence Esperanza very little. She is sometimes a source of comfort for Esperanza. All of her admirable attributes are lost on Esperanza because Mama has not escaped Mango Street to live somewhere nicer.
Alicia is a rare example of a neighborhood girl who has not tried to escape the neighborhood through marriage, but instead works hard and hopes to change her life from within. She discourages Esperanza from becoming friends with Rachel and Lucy. She is one of the few characters who is not from Mexico or Latin America.
Carlos and Kiki appear infrequently, and Esperanza explains that they live in a different, male world. The eldest sibling in a Puerto Rican family that lives in the basement of the Ortiz house. An unspecified number of poorly raised, vagrant siblings whose father has abandoned them. One of the Vargas kids, Angel Vargas, dies by falling from a great height.
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