Windows In The House On Mango Street

In all aspects of life, women are pressured to be someone they are not. They are put in situations that force them to chose a path of life. In “The House on Mango Street”, Esperanza is forced to think about leaving Mango Street in the future, because she is surrounded by women who are pushing her to become an adult.

“The House on Mango Street is ours, and we don't have to pay rent to anybody, or share the yard with the people downstairs, or be careful not to make too much noise, and there isn't a landlord banging on the ceiling with a broom. But even so, it's not the house we'd thought we'd get… The water pipes broke and the landlord wouldn't fix them because the house was too old. We had to leave fast. We were using the washroom next door and carrying water over in empty milk gallons.” ( chapter 1, page 4.) For Esperanza, the idea of having a house of her own becomes sort of an obsession. The image of the house becomes a symbol for various ideas. Esperanza is so ashamed of where she lives. She also, denies that she lived in Mango Street. Esperanza also stated that is she had the chance she would erase the years that she lived in it. Cathy who was Esperanza's friends until Tuesday was so ashamed of where Esperanza lived. Cathy felt bad for the house that Esperanza called her home. “Where do you live? She asked. There, I said pointing up to the third floor. You live there?” ( chapter 1, page 5.)

Mark Haddon once said, “Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well.” Although, there are many children's adventure books, The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cineros is the best by far. The book is intriguing, funny, heart-warming and full of adventure. The book paints a vivid picture of Esperanza and her family living in their new house on Mango Street. Sadly, the house doesn’t meet up to Esperanza’s expectations, but she learns to adjust to her new home. The character of Esperanza in The House on Mango Street expresses the difficulty, adventure, friendships, and maturity in her lifestyle. While living on Mango Street, Esperanza faced many challenges. She acclimated to the consistent move from place to place with her family. In The House on Mango Street page.3, it says, “But what I remember most is moving a lot.” Esperanza moved about four times before moving on Mango Street. She transitions from apartment to apartment, but now her family finally has a home they can call their own. Unfortunately, the house isn’t the house Esperanza dreamed of or seen on T.V. It wasn’t the luxurious three bathrooms, big flat screen television, and large backyard kind of house. This house was small, red with tight steps and small yard. The red bricks are crumbling, the door was swollen, and everyone shared bedroom. Currently, the house accommodates six people: Mama, Papa, Carlos, Kiki, Esperanza and her sister, Nenny. Learning to adjust to her new home,

For example as stated on page 4, “ Our house would be white with trees around it, a great big yard and grass growing without a fence. This was the house Papa talked about when he held a lottery ticket and this was the house Mama dreamed up in the stories she told us before we went to bed. But the house on Mango street is not the way they told at all.”.When the reality of her parents expectations didn’t go the way hoped it created the initial reason for Esperanza’s dream about leaving Mango Street . If their house wasn’t that much of a downgrade to what they have wanted ,Esperanza may not have felt the need to dream about a whole new house of her own. As her character continues to grow, her reason of wanting her own house becomes much more meaningful . Essentially, Esperanza's house will not only show her taste in real estate, but her true self . In other words , her house will act as a safe haven , the place she can escape to express herself and show her true nature. Illustrated on page 87 ,” One day I’ll own my own house, but I won’t forget who I am or where I came from. Passing bums will ask,Can I come in? I’ll offer them the attic, ask them to stay, because I

In The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros uses her writing of houses to emphasize the fact that your house does play a part in the way you're viewed, treated, and expected to act. This is seen on various occasions throughout the story. As the main character Esperanza mentions them often. The first example is when Esperanza explains when she one of the nuns from her school see her playing outside so the nun ask where she lives. Esperanza points to her house and the nun responds “You live there?”

Later in the vignette in the 6th paragraph, a nun asked Esperanza where she lived and said “you live there?” and Esperanza pointed to worn down parts of her house and replied with “There.” The tone the nun used to talk to Esperanza made her feel so small. Esperanza says the nun ‘made her feel like nothing’. It is clear that Esperanza is ashamed of the house she lives in.

The House on Mango Street is written by Sandra Cisneros. This book is a realistic fiction coming of age novel. The read is about a young woman named Esperanza who hopes and dreams of one day moving away from the poor community of Mango Street. This street is full of many pitiful apartments, many foreigners from other countries, and packed tight with trouble. As she faces the journey to one day leave this sorrowful street she comes to realize it will always be apart of her by the end of the story.

At the beginning of the novel twelve year old Esperanza and her family have just moved into a house on Mango Street. That house was a big improvement from her old house. Esperanza always dreamt of living in a big house with nice stairs, having their own rooms, and a basement. She stated, “...our house would have running water and pipes...inside it would have real stairs, not hallway stairs...and

The very first vignette, Esperanza is explaining the house she is moving into and also the house she use to live in. She described her old house as, “Small, with red tight steps, and windows that are so small you’d think they

Kurt Wechsler Ms. Sonnenberg English 2 (H), Period 6 12 April 2024 Home The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is a deep, wonderful, and powerful title, demonstrating the terrible truths that poverty and discrimination can hold. The book follows Esperanza, a young Chicano living in the ghettos of a city. Through Esperanza, Sandra Cisneros sheds light on the lives of those in poverty. She highlights the community formed by these experiences, the blooming and the home that it becomes.

She was referring to an invented fiction house, which draws upon the image of the house as a symbol for a variety of thematic concerns. The house symbolizes the "American Dream" of middle-class comfort that the people of Esperanza's community fantasize about but will likely never achieve, and symbolizes the realm of literature, expressing Esperanza's desire to become a writer. It relates to the house on mango street in the sense that, it is a symbol of the short fiction. It represents her childhood home, as well as her cultural heritage which are both enriching and confining to a young girl with high aspirations.

The house on Mango Street isn't it”(Cisneros 5). As she grows up her hatred for the house does not change, but she finds that she belongs there and it is where she came from. “...Mango street, red sad house, the house I belong but do not belong to”(Cisneros 110). This signifies she has grown because she no longer

4Cullen Wallace Ms. Long. English 9 Period 2 15 March 2024 Creative Title: Why does the phrase "window” mean anything? The House on Mango Street, written by Sandra Cisneros, is a small book that is a collection of a lot of small stories.

In the novel The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, a young Latina girl named Esperanza struggles to find her identity as she grows up in a poor Latino community. Inevitably, there comes a point where she is conflicted with her sexuality as she progresses through her developmental stage. The author uses indirect characterization, symbolism, and repetition to convey the themes of innocence and sexuality. In the beginning of the chapter of “The Monkey Garden,” Esperanza expresses her frustration when she is not sure if she is becoming too old to play games.

Have you ever felt like the place you belonged to didn’t belong to you? In The House on Mango Street, this is how the main character, Esperanza, felt. The author, Sandra Cisneros, did a good job in portraying a girl who couldn’t find her place. She had a problem accepting where she was from, The House on Mango Street is heartfelt novel and is great to pass the time. In this story, you will be shown the lives of Esperanza, her sister Nenny, their two best friends Rachel and Lucy, and the many people who lived on Mango Street. This book is about a girl who went from denying her place to accepting it.