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The House on Mango Street Innocence Quotes

How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

Sally, you lied. It wasn't what you said at all. What he did. Where he touched me. I didn't want it, Sally. The way they said it, the way it's supposed to be, all the storybooks and movies, why did you lie to me? (39.1)

In many ways Esperanza is still a child when she's forced to have sex for the first time.