Esperanza's The House On Mango Street

In the book, "The House on Mango Street," a young girl named Esperanza dreams of a big and fantastic house, but must live in a crummy, old house on Mango Street. Mango Street is rumored to be very dangerous and terrible, but is really a nice neighborhood. Her neighborhood is not exactly the perfect neighborhood to live in. Men in her neighborhood sometimes abused women and took their freedom away. Esperanza is not the type of girl that gives up her freedom the way some of her friends did. She wants to be in control and live her life the way she wants it to be. As the story continues, Esperanza starts to mature and soon her childhood will come to an end. In the story, Esperanza states at the end of the book, "...but what I remember most is Mango Street, sad red house, the house I belong but did not belong to." This statement means that Esperanza lived in Mango Street but did not want to …show more content…
Sally was a terrible friend even though Esperanza tried to keep Sally safe. Sally is a beautiful girl and is raped by her own father. Esperanza always tries to protect Sally, but Sally is not very appreciative of it. An example, "But when I got there Sally said go home. Those boys said leave us alone. I felt stupid with my brick. They all looked at me as if I was the one that was crazy and made me feel ashamed," (page 97). Sally continues to leave Esperanza to go with boys, but Esperanza recieves a major consequence that reveals the truth about her and Sally's friendship. Esperanza stated, "Sally Sally a hundred times. Why didn't you hear me when I called? Why didn't you tell them to leave me alone? The one who grabbed me by the arm, he wouldn't let me go. He said I love you, Spanish girl, I love you, and pressed his sour mouth to mine," (page 100). After that tragic incident, Sally gets married to a marshmallow salesman and moves to another state that allows marriage before eight