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Love, Love, Love Alone Miguel Street

This chapter summary provides context about characters in Miguel Street and discusses themes in the story. Mrs. Hilton passes away and her house is sold to new residents, the Hereiras, who stir gossip in the neighborhood. Mrs. Hereira befriends the narrator's mother and seeks refuge at their house. When Toni lets his dog attack Mrs. Hereira, she decides to leave him but provides a week of supplies. Key themes include domestic abuse, love relationships, mental health, tradition vs. love, war, and gossip.

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Love, Love, Love Alone Miguel Street

This chapter summary provides context about characters in Miguel Street and discusses themes in the story. Mrs. Hilton passes away and her house is sold to new residents, the Hereiras, who stir gossip in the neighborhood. Mrs. Hereira befriends the narrator's mother and seeks refuge at their house. When Toni lets his dog attack Mrs. Hereira, she decides to leave him but provides a week of supplies. Key themes include domestic abuse, love relationships, mental health, tradition vs. love, war, and gossip.

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Chapter Log: Love, Love, Love Alone

 Ms. Hilton passes away. Her house is put for sale.


 The people that moves in cause a stir in Miguel Street.
 Mrs. Hereira develops a friendship with the narrator’s mother because she would constantly go
to their house for refuge.
 The men of Miguel Street decided to beat Toni, but later realized that it was worthless.
 After Toni let the dog attack Mrs. Hereira, she finally decides to leave him, but leaves him a
week supplies for him.

Vocabulary

 jostle: push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd.


 fussing: move around or busy oneself restlessly.
 coarse: (of a person or their speech) rude, crude, or vulgar.
 anxious: experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness, typically about an imminent event or
something with an uncertain outcome.
 onliest: emphatic form of only.
 relapse: going back to oneself. Becoming yourself again.

Figures of Speech

 Simile: He bayed like a dog and bawled like a baby.


I thought he was like an animal, like his dog.
It looked as big as a ram goat and as vicious as a bull.
But he ugly like hell.
 Alliteration: She pretty-pretty.
Why, why a woman want.
 Metaphor: The thin and wrinkled hands looked so frail and sad.

Themes

 Domestic Abuse
 Love relationship
 Mental Health
 Love vs. Tradition
 War
 Gossip

Mrs. Hereira

i. Is clean
ii. Well dressed
iii. Beautiful woman
iv. Sophisticated woman
v. Loves/ Loved Toni

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