One theme from House on Mango Street has to do with male roles. Men always seem to think they are more superior and bigger than a woman, even in our generation. This makes them feel like they have control over woman. In the vignette, “What Sally Said” Sally’s father beats her because she is talking to a boy. Her father doesn’t want Sally talking to them so he feels the need to hit her so she stops. This is a type of way to control someone with negative reinforcement. He is reinforcing her to stop talking to boys but in a negative way. Also, Esperanza was assaulted by a man in “Red Clowns”. This shows again how men think they are superior to woman and feel like they can do what they want with them. Another theme, adding on to feeling trapped,
