The House on Mango Street Essay

TITLE & AUTHOR: THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET – SANDRA CISNEROS Reviewer: Ruth Lalhmangaihsangi, II PPES O. TEACHER IN-CHARGE: MS. ANITHA RAVINDRAKUMAR ABOUT THE AUTHOR BOOK REVIEW The House on Mango Street is a coming-of-age novel written by Sandra Cisneros published in 1984. The book is a mix between poetry, fiction and autobiography, with the main theme revolving around self-identity, feminism and community. The protagonist of the story is, Esperanza Cordera, a young girl…

Her parents own a house where she moved with them, and it was on Mango Street, but it was entirely different from what she imagines. “...a real house that would be our for always so we wouldn't have to move each year. And our house would have running water and pipes that worked. And inside it would have real stairs, but stairs inside like house on T.V. And we'd have a basement and at least three washrooms so when new took a bath we didn't have to tell everybody. Our house would be white with…

The House on Mango Street brought interest, along with some traits one can relate to. Readers can see how a young Mexican-American girl name Esperanza, who isn't pleased with the name she has been given, wants to leave from mango street to have her own house, only because Esperanza is not pleased with the home her parents have recently moved into. Esperanza states how it is not the house, she has dreamed of, because it is run-down and small. Sandra Cisneros author of The House on Mango Street,…

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros was about the dream house of a young girl of Spanish descent, and the several times her family moved to a place which didn’t suit their needs. The Lawsuit by Naguib Mahfouz was about the troubles faced by a boy and his family when his fifty five year old dad decided to marry a pretty, young girl and brought her along to live in the same house. The House on Mango Street dealt with small house problems of a big family that moved often due to less space…

Many people identify themselves with ownership, whether it is devices, automobiles, or even a home. In the story, “The House on Mango Street”, Sandra Cisneros examines a young girl who has to deal with her family living in poverty. The family is constantly moving and they eventually have a home, but it isn’t the one the family talks about, more importantly, it isn’t the house the narrator dreams of. Throughout the story, there is a theme of identification which is portrayed by the ownership of a…

there?”. She then realizes that people are judged based on the house they live in and has a sudden desire to move out to a wealthy neighborhood. When she moves to Mango Street, she learns and witnesses the daily struggles of women. Her poor conditions helped her love and appreciate the little things in life. These hardships don’t discourage Esperanza of her dreams, but instead, it motivates her even more to help the women of Mango Street and to pursue her dreams. Because of this I believe that…

The House on Mango Street is an amazing coming of age story about a young Mexican girl in a low-income Chicago neighborhood. The novel was written in the 1980’s by Sandra Cisneros (who will be explored further in the paper). The main Protagonist is named Esperanza. The story starts with Esperanza being happy about her family’s future, she is 12 and has just moved into her new house on Mango Street. The house actually does not live up to Esperanza’s expectations because it’s old and tiny. This…

In this essay it's explored how we shed our roots, family, ethnicity and culture to become someone else, using personal connections and from the protagonist from The House on Mango Street, Esperanza. But can ever truly shed our roots? The link between our family ethnicity and culture is a part of us, we may follow religious beliefs, traditions and beauty standards. In comparison to Esperanza I am also latino, we often follow our parents views, woman usually stay home and we have strict beauty…

In her novel The House on Mango Street (1984), Sandra Cisneros expresses the story of a young, indigent girl, Esperanza, who had recently moved onto Mango Street and is ashamed of the family’s shabby new community. Cisneros develops the story through a series of vignettes that express Esperanza’s experiences in her new home like the people she meets, their lives, hardships they face, obstacles that she has encountered, how they’ve affected her, and how her mind was changed. Through these…

Correspondingly, the women in The House on Mango Street are unsatisfied with their lives and seek ways to find purpose and equality. In Esperanza’s community, women are treated as if their worth is far less than a man’s and the likelihood of breaking away from the poor treatment and little roles are quite slim. Esperanza decides to go against the odds and refuse to succumb to the discrimination placed upon women. Esperanza learns first hand from what she has heard about her great-grandmother…