Read the excerpt from the chapter "Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes" from The House on Mango Street. We didn’t always live on Mango Street….but what I remember most is Man…

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Read the excerpt from the chapter "Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes" from The House on Mango Street.

We didn’t always live on Mango Street….but what I remember most is Mango Street, sad red house, the house I belong but do not belong to.

I put it down on paper and then the ghost does not ache so much. I write it down and Mango says goodbye sometimes. She does not hold me with both arms. She sets me free.

What is the connotative meaning of the phrase “the ghost does not ache so much” as it is used in the excerpt?

It indicates that through her writing, Esperanza releases the emotions that plague her about her life.

It means that Esperanza was most likely tormented by a ghost in her house on Mango Street.

It implies that she is trying to forget her childhood experiences from when she lived on Mango Street.

It suggests that Esperanza is haunted by the things she witnesses on Mango Street.