Sandra Day O'Connor

“We know what we are, but not what we may be.” These words of William Shakespeare describe the struggle of searching for self-definition and identity. The novel The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros, exemplifies the human struggle to find one’s purpose in life. The main character, Esperanza, grows in her search for identity throughout the novel by observing others. Events that emphasize this growth are when Esperanza discusses her name and the history of it, her poems that she shares…

Louie is the oldest in his family of all girls younger than him. Living with them is his female cousin. One day his other cousin,male, comes and pulls up a Cadillac. Soon the copes were on him and he crashed the car. name of the cousin - Marin or Maris Cadillac crashing- maybe her failure to fully achive luxury Marin This chapter talks about Marin, Louie’s…

Throughout the year, Esperanza matures both physically and emotionally. She grows hips, and she experiences death within her family, including her beloved grandfather. She experiences family violence among her peers, and she is sexually assaulted one day at a carnival when one of her friends leaves her alone. She gets a job at a factory, and, as a way of escaping her situation, begins to write. She realizes that this is her ticket out, and, as she says, “...they will wonder, what happened to…

The House on Mango Street. By. Sandra Cisneros. New York: A Division of Random House, Inc., 1984. 110 pages. Paperback. $5.00. In her book, “The House on Mango Street”, author Sandra Cisneros documents through a series of vignettes the life experiences of a young girl, Esperanza, whose living situation is not one that she prefers, she describes the struggles, dilemmas and embarrassments that this young girl has to endure throughout her life in a place that is difficult for her to call home. The…

In the House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, many of the characters struggle to find their place in society. Some of them choose to work hard to change their situation and what they have. Others accept their fate and try to make the best of what they have. However, all of them, in some way, have their own goals and dreams to accomplish. Through the theme of dreaming, Cisneros reveals the idea that success is the result of hard work, despite the challenges put on by society. Throughout the…

keen reporter, able to bring into focus the existence of a favelado in unexpected and moving ways. While she is often quite critical, she also has a sense of humor that leavens and illuminates aspects of what is otherwise quite a grim story. Each day she would wake up between five o'clock and seven o'clock in the morning to wait in line for…

True success is something people have to work for. For some, this is nearly impossible. In The House On Mango Street, a novella by Sandra Cisneros, Esperanza lives through a tough environment, but comes out strong. Growing up on Mango Street really shapes a person. Whether they are changed for the better or worse, is partially up to them. Esperanza perseveres and learns from her experiences, ultimately living a good, successful life. She has many role models in her life. Many of the women are in…

Sandra Cisneros’s novel The House on Mango Street displays predetermined roles, physical harm and sexual assault as challenges that the women on Mango Street face in society, which limits their potential to succeed. In the first instance, Esperanza describes how her great-grandmother demonstrates the feminine role on Mango Street. Esperanza’s great-grandfather prevents her to be free, so instead, “she looked out the window her whole life, the way so many women sit their sadness on an elbow”…

Feeling trapped in something people do not want to be in is never a good feeling, but breaking through that feeling and living their dream is something people will never want to forget. In The House on Mango Street, a novella by Sandra Cisneros takes the readers through Esperanza’s story of growing up in Chicago trying to find out who she is and what she wants to be. She fights for what she wants trying to live out her dream. The circle is an important symbol in The House on Mango Street…

Home is where the heart is. The heart is where it is happiest, secure, comforted, and accepted. Sandra Cisneros juggles with the idea of self-acceptance in her novella, The House on Mango Street. Esperanza is a young, Mexican-American girl, growing up on Mango Street, facing the challenges of self-acceptance. Cisneros writes Esperanza’s stories and thoughts, both the good and the bad, along her journey. Esperanza’s negative view of herself changes as she discovers her role in her community.…