In The House On Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, the author describes the life in a Latino neighborhood through a series of vignettes. She talks about perspective, growing up, and education, among other topics. Esperanza seems just mature enough to understand what is happening around her but not mature enough to understand why. She wants to be free of the semi-educated situation that she is stuck in, she has figured out that the only way out of this would be education.
In the chapter “Alicia Who Sees Mice” Esperanza describes Alicia as “young and smart and studies... because she doesn’t want to spend her whole life behind a rolling pin.” (38) This not only shows Alicia’s belief in education as a form of freedom, but it also shows that Esperanza
In the chapter “Alicia Who Sees Mice” Esperanza describes Alicia as “young and smart and studies... because she doesn’t want to spend her whole life behind a rolling pin.” (38) This not only shows Alicia’s belief in education as a form of freedom, but it also shows that Esperanza