House on Mango Street

There Was an Old Woman She Had So Many Children She Didn’t Know What to Do

What is the title of this vignette an allusion to? Is this fitting, or ironic?

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The title is an allusion to the children's nursery rhyme, "There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe". This is a fitting allusion to the chapter because it reflects Rosas life..... her many children, and her status as a single mother, whose husband has abandoned her.

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