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    She also showed her emotions towards her house and it was clear she did not want it and was trying to escape from it.“The House on Mango Street “is about a hispanic girl who is 12 years old in the beginning of the story. The book itself is a collection of vignettes and short stories but it helps the narrative be more descriptive and expand our

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    teacher made our whole class read this book The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros. It's about a girl named Esperanza who moves to this small red house. She can’t wait to move into her dream house. First, Esperanza is shocked and a little upset,she ends up having to move again, and she told was told that it was going to be a big dream house her parents told her about. She soon finds out it's a small red house. In chapter one The House on Mango Street, It says in the text, “it’s small and red with

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    Sandra Cisneros's House on Mango Street and Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God are two publications that revolve around their protagonist’s journey through maturity and self identity. Both novels focus on crucial moments of their main character’s lives and stories. However, Cisneros writes specifically on Esperanza’s, the protagonist in House on Mango Street, while Hurston focused on Janie’s, the protagonist of Their eyes were watching God, adulthood and marriages. Esperanza’s and

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    The American Dream Many people want a certain lifestyle. A well-built house, a supporting family, and a stable job. People would usually refer to this way of living as the American Dream. In the novel, The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, she writes short stories representing the American Dream very well. One of the well-known main characters of her stories in the book is a young girl named Esperanza. The Main topic the story revolves around is the difficulties Esperanza and her family

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    the House on Mango Street and the video Sweet 15? In my opinion, I think childhood, maturity, and culture are three themes that are shared in these two stories. This essay will show you why those themes fit the story. What three themes do you think are shared between the two stories? In these two stories it shows the characters' childhood. The two main characters in both of these stories are two young girls. These girls have a lot to learn about the world that they live in. In the book “House on Mango

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    Esperanza. You will always be Mango Street. You can't erase what you know. You can't forget who you are” (105). No matter what, Esperanza’s experiences on Mango Street have become a part of her and she cannot change it. In the novella, The House on Mango Street, written by Sandra Cisneros, the author introduces Esperanza, a resident of Mango Street, who constantly dreams of becoming an independent woman with a house of her own ideals. As she and her family purchase a house and become a newcomer into

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    In Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street, Cisneros’ captures “the image of the Chicana who needs to create her own path, not only within her culture and society, but also in Chicano fiction” (Martinez 1). This book is not like an ordinary novel, as it is “a loose-knit series of lyrical reflections, her (Esperanza’s) struggle with self identity and the search for self-respect amidst an alienating and often hostile world” (De Valdes). The men and women in Esperanza’s life play drastically different

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    life of a young Mexican girl named Esperanza in her coming-of-age novel The House on Mango Street. The book records a year of Esperanza life, in which her family moves into a rented house on Mango Street in Chicago. While searching for her independence, Esperanza and her friends meet the issues of racism, sexuality, and male dominance. Esperanza forms the realization she will have to leave the toxic environment on Mango Street for her future, however, she plans to return and help those who are unable

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    Analysis the Role of Women in “The House On Mango Street” Feminist Criticism is described as literary criticism to presents different perspectives on how literature discusses issues of gender, focusing on education, financial and social difference in a male dominated society. Critics revolve around power relation between the two genders. They also review how females are represented in different texts and literature and how such representation is sufficient. In addition, feminist critics in politics

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    The House on Mango Street (1984) by Sandra Cisneros is a novel like no other. Sandra Cisneros through a clever writing style shows us the society through a character by the name Esperanza Cordero. A wide range of themes is brought to light, from racism all the way to gender roles. Cisneros employs vignettes to show society from different points of view, among them Sally and Marin. Racism, gender roles, and classism are classic themes in any novel. The House on Mango Street being an insight-filled

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