Everyone has a “home at heart,” a specific place from which they come from that they will always remember. It is these places that lead someone to turn out a certain way. People either think very highly or very little of themselves. The novel The House on Mango Street written by Sandra Cisneros tells the story of a young girl named Esperanza who lives in a poor Latino neighborhood in the fictional place Mango Street. In the beginning of the novel, Esperanza has a very negative view of herself due to where she lives. However, as the story progresses and she begins to focus on her larger community and her place within it, her view change. Through this change, Sandra Cisneros shows that knowing and accepting where you come from is an important
