Esperanza does not yet understand Elenita's prediction and continues her quest for comprehension. You will always be Esperanza. You will always be Mango Street. You can't erase what you know. However, Esperanza doesn't immediately understand.
Understanding takes sometime.
And the thought of the mayor coming to Mango Street makes me laugh out loud. Not the mayor. Although she needs her own space to write, she realizes that her writing can have both individual and social benefits. I am too strong for her to keep me here forever. For the ones I left behind.