#5 Dear Sister Superior.

Dear Sister Superior,

Why do you discriminate against me and my “kind” of people? I don’t live in that nasty run down home that you pointed out, I live in a red home on mango street. When I was young, I was so afraid of nuns like you but now I find your cruelty very unnecessary. My only desire was to seem like I could fit in by going to the canteen for once instead of going home like all the kids who are poor. The thought of the canteen excited me. It took a lot of convincing to get my mother to write that note. Though, in the end, the canteen wasn’t as great as I thought it was before. However, your attitude towards me caused a lot of humiliation by making me cry in front of all of my peers. All you could think about was that I either looked poor or that I am of a different race than you. I’m sure you have destroyed several young children’s confidence with your racist views . A child’s feelings should never be played with, children are extremely fragile and easily broken down. Especially because of all the horrible things I saw in my life time, I didn’t need your input with it. Plus, you didn’t know if my mom would not be at home during lunch time anymore you could have been forcing a child to go home without supervision. Always think about these kinds of things before you destroy another innocent child’s confidence and feeling of self-worth.

Sincerely, Esperanza

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