Hello, my name is Payton Miller. I'm from Bucyrus, Ohio and graduated from Wynford High School this past May. My parents are Craig and Julie and I have an older brother, Hunter. I am attending The Ohio State University at Marion and majoring in Early Childhood Education. I’m super excited to be a Buckeye! In High School, i was involved in many clubs as well as volleyball. Last summer was my last year showing at our county fair where I have shown for the past eight years. I ended up winning grand champion which has been a lifetime goal for my family and I.
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| This was one of my senior pictures taken in Florida on Anna Maria island. |
There are many themes in The House on Mango Street but one that stood out the most for me would have to be identity and acceptance. Esperanza has always struggled with this because she hates her name, never feels like she has friends, and always struggles with wherever her family is living. She has always dreamed of living in a beautiful home with no fence and a big yard full of trees. She expresses her feelings about this in the first chapter “ The House on Mango Street”. Esperanza wishes that she could have a “normal” name like all the other girls around her but instead she is named after her great- grandmother. In the chapter “ My Name” she states “It means sadness, it means waiting” which is what she has felt most of her life. Esperanza could accept this and embrace it but instead she struggles.
Hi Payton! Thanks for your post and for joining us on the blog. I wonder what you showed in the fair and want to say congratulations for winning Grand Champion. That is so much work and a great accomplishment.
ReplyDeleteI cleaned up your post a bit as you dad two pictures and some extra text and spacing. Can you please add a caption to the picture, which is a nice, relaxing shot by the way!
I think when we are young we sometimes make a lot of drama about our challenges and situations. We may focus on the negative, instead of look for the good and positive. We all do it. For goodness sake, Esperanza, your name means HOPE! But she is being honest about her reservations and that is positive. We see and feel different aspects about her name and history, so I think it's a great little chapter.