In Sandra Cisneros’ novella The House on Mango Street the main character Esperanza begins to learn about sexuality through her transition from childhood to adolescence. Through the first vignettes of the novella Esperanza has shown innocence in not recognising the effect that sexuality can provide. However as Esperanza is growing up and maturing she begins to find out what kind of impact sexuality has. In the vignette “The Family of Little Feet” Esperanza and her friends find some new shoes and start to wear them around town. When they attract the attention of the bum man they realise what affect sexuality has, “Your little lemon shoes are so beautiful. But come closer. I can’t see very well. Come closer. Please” (41). This man was trying
