The House On Mango Street help?

Question

In Chapter 4 (My Name), Esperanza says that "[her] great-grandfather threw a sack over [her great-grandmother's] head and carried her off." Does that mean she was literally taken and forced to marry or is it just a story?

Answer 1

She was married against her will. Look at the Sparknotes summary,

https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/mangostreet/section1/