The House on Mango Street Essay

In English class this year, our class read Catcher in the Rye, The House on Mango Street, and White Girl. All three main characters are adolescents viewing the world in the different environments they live in. St. Ignatius is a large school packed with students from different cultures and races. If these characters were put into St. Ignatius, they would each have different experiences than in their books as they are each unlike from each other. If Holden attended St. Ignatius he would dislike…

Security is a very important thing to people. If people don’t have security they lose a sense of comfort. In House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros and “What Security Means to Me,” by Eve Ensler both show security and what it means to them in their eyes. Security helps people get through daily life easier than without it. When people do not have security they become lost. In House on Mango Street security pops up on many different sections throughout the story. In the speech “What Security…

The women in Esperanza’s life influence her search for identity by showing her negative and positive examples of women’s roles in her community. The House on Mango Street was written by Sandra Cisneros in 1984. The story takes place in the 50’s where women are required to follow society’s expectations. A young girl named Esperanza moves to Mango Street with her family and has experiences with other women that are struggling in life. There are a few characters in the story that have a negative…

House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros Nov. 1, 2017 Miranda Spitler The House on Mango Street Section 1 Pages 3-27 "My Name" 1. What does Esperanza tell us her name means? Based on this, what can you infer about how Esperanza views herself? Esperanza tells us her name means hope in English and her name in Spanish means too many letters. Based on this I can infer that Esperanza likes the way her name is pronounced in Spanish, but not in English. 2. How does her culture…

Many people believe that literature only comes from the thoughts and styles of writers. They also think that words don't mean anything to anyone, and that literature is just words. However it is more than just that, literature is a reflection of events in life and experiences of society. Authors like Harper Lee allow writers to share the good and bad values of human life, and it allows the reader to learn a lesson about life through the experiences of society like the author Sandra Cisneros.…

Cisneros and Alfredo Cisneros Del Moral (Gloria A. Duarte-Valverde). In her childhood her family would travel mostly all the time, and because of that she felt like if she didn’t belong to anywhere(Sandra Cisneros Biography). In 1976 her family buys a house in Humboldt Park in Chicago (Sanchez, Reuben). She attended to Loyola University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in English (Gloria A. Duarte-Valverde).…

Identity for minority groups is formed through the dominant white society’s view or criticism of that particular group which oppresses them. When Arnold goes to an all white school, he ends up falling for Penelope, a white girl, and looks for advice from his best friend Rowdy. Rowdy advises, “The first thing you have to do is change the way you look, the way you talk, and the way you walk”(Alexie 81). Rowdy gives Arnold advice that says he needs to change who he is in order for Penelope to like…

likely not leave the street unless they marry someone who will take them away. Unlike John Steinbeck’s story, she not only suffers from being female but also from being Latino, as this further excludes her from moving away from her circle of environment. However, despite her many disadvantages, online the protagonist in the other story, she is able to understand her situation and escape, by leaving Mango street. Both, “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck and The House on Mango Street by…

found herself, in the early years disoriented and lonesome, which gave way to discover her voice. Her family made their roots in a small house in a poor Chicago neighborhood. Her schooling was described as heavily focused in books and writing. It…

This quote tells readers that Esperanza feels like she doesn’t belong on Mango Street, but there she is and she also feels like she is “trapped”. This affected her perspective on life because it Esperanza gave a negative outlook on Mango Street, despising it. This also was able to affect her identity because it made her into a woman with endurance since she has to deal with her unpleasant situation of living on Mango Street. Esperanza’s experiences were able to shape her perspective and identity…