Sandra Cisneros

Culture, in the context of Sandra Cisneros's short story “Woman Hollering Creek”, is a generalizing term which represents the conglomeration of all the norms that make up the society the protagonist, Cleofilas, lives in. The essence of this is found in that the people who are the most “cultured” are, in actuality, those who have given in the most to the norms of their society. This can be a positive concept if the ideas of the culture that people are being assimilated into is not built on the…

In the vignette “My Name” by Sandra Cisneros, one can clearly see that the main character, Esperanza, is an intelligent, independent, determined young woman. To begin, Esperanza spends much of the vignette “My Name” reflecting on the life of her grandmother, whose name she inherited, a seemingly odd choice of topic. However, in discussing her grandmother, Esperanza better defines her own personality. One aspect of Esperanza’s personality, her intelligence, can be seen in the passage in which…

Esperanza is a songbird learning to sing. She is introduced in Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street as a young Hispanic girl who struggles to fit in with her community and seeks refuge in her writing. Esperanza is inundated with a multitude of experiences both positive and negative while living in this part of rundown Chicago, imprinting her views of the society and herself. Esperanza’s ethnicity, residence, and career all shape her identity into one of acumen and aplomb towards the end of…

Only If… Being unwanted is unfair. It’s a horrible feeling. Everyone should be treated the same and should be appreciated. In the Vignette, “A Rice Sandwich” by Sandra Cisneros,” Esperanza does not want to go home for lunch time because she feels unwanted and unappreciated at home. In this chapter, she tells her mom, “You would see me less and less and like me better”p.g44. So Esperanza would rather not go home and rather be at school. She wants to stay at The Canteen, a place in were students…

In Sandra Cisneros’ “Never Marry a Mexican,” the narrator of the story recalls her troubled affair with a married white man. It is evident that the narrator is a Hispanic female, but her age is unknown. Nevertheless, most readers will infer that the events in “Never Marry a Mexican” occurred over a long period of time. Hence, “Never Marry a Mexican” is a brilliant, short story that discusses self-hatred and white privilege. White people are extremely influential in the Western Hemisphere due…

literacy. Literacy is something that “can save your life” (Alexie 136), as Sherman Alexie would say, something that makes you feel “truly free” (X 125), as Malcolm X would express it, and something that can change your way of life entirely as Sandra Cisneros tried to tell us in her story, Straw Into Gold. Education is something that everyone needs to face the world. And teacher many times try to “wake students up to the realities of the world” (Bissinger 121), as Dorothy Fowler tried doing in…

In the story “Only Daughter” by Sandra Cisneros, she writes about her childhood and the relationship she had with her siblings and her father. Sandra is the only daughter out seven siblings in a traditional Mexican household. Parents, family, friends and heritage influenced Sandra Cisneros to be a successful writer. Sandra Cisneros’ childhood helped her overcome the housewife stereotype and become a successful writer. Sandra Cisneros grew up in Chicago in a family of nine. Out seven siblings,…

Sandra Cisneros, an author who is deeply inspired by her Mexican American heritage. This inspiration is clearly shown throughout each and every one of her writing pieces, such as “Salvador Late or Early”, as well as “Eleven”. Both short-stories focus on adolescents with a mature mindset and adult precision, and each story does a marvelous job portraying Cisneros constant writing style. “Salvador Late or Early” is focusing on a young boy, Salvador, with heavy burdens to carry on his shoulders,…

candle won’t make yours shine bright”(Anon). This quote shows that there absolutely no reason for someone to make someone else sad, because it won’t cause them to feel any happier. Nobody should be treated differently for any reason Eleven by Sandra Cisneros, and Brownies by ZZ Packer both have a narrator who is really shy, nobody cares about what they say, and are mistreated by others. This causes them to hate a lot of things they liked. In Eleven there were many…

Sandra Cisneros’s short story, “Barbie-Q”, describes the hardships endured by a young girl, never identified by name, and the less-fortunate life she and her family lead. The child discloses the rarity of new toys, but purchases damaged Barbie dolls while on a trip to the flea market. The narrator acknowledges the flaws of the Barbies, but counters the stereotypical “perfect” woman standards by implying her gratefulness of possessing any dolls at all. Through this struggle, the girl learns to…