“No, Alicia says. Like it or not you are Mango Street, and one day you’ll come back too” (Cisneros 107).

This quote stands out to me because I can relate to it. I feel like this quote explaines my thoughts on White Oak. I feel like even though I say I want to leave, I will never be able to. I love White Oak don’t get me wrong, I just feel like there is so much more out there for me to experience. I have always been told I am not a “small-town girl”, and I don’t intend to be forever. I don’t feel like I belong in a bubble, but I want to experience life outside of our safe town. Everyone has told me that White Oak is like one of those towns you see on television, like one of those perfect societies where no one ever does any wrong. Aka: White Oak is fake. While I don’t think this town is a fake one, and I feel pride in my school, I don’t think it is all real either. I don’t hate this town, in fact I love it, which is why I don’t think I will ever get out. I hope I can, but White Oak has become a part of me that only I can see. I want to be able to say one day that I will come back, but not stay, but I don’t think that that will be the case. I think if I come back, I’ll be here for good.