Essays on The House on Mango Street

For teenagers, the aging process, that is the human experience of growing older, is important. The theme in Sandra Cisneros’ novel The House on Mango Street is coming of age/ growing up. And how Chicago represented in the novel’s setting is problematic for the coming…

Esperanza saw self-definition as a battle, the battle for self-definition is a typical subject, and in The House on Mango Street, Esperanza’s battle to characterize herself underscores her each activity and experience. Esperanza must characterize herself both as a lady and as a member of…

The House on Mango Street is a vignette by Sandra Cisneros, depicting among other aspects, the cloistering of women, abuse and hope. The purpose of this paper is to explore how Sandra employs imagery and other literary devices to bring out the cloistering, abuse and…

Throughout the norms of humanity, women frequently encounter the flaws in societal and cultural discrimination. The coming of age novel The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros, focuses on the protagonist’s transition, Esperanza, into adolescence from youth to adulthood; likewise, the awakening to a…

The House on Mango Street is a book written in the first persona, illustrating the difficulties of living in the United States as an immigrant. Written through the eyes of a young Spanish speaking girl named Esparanza; she explains the challenges that she faces as…

In “La conciencia de la mestiza” Gloria Anzaldua embodies her idea of Latina feminism the mestiza which she explains is the “product of the transfer of the cultural and spiritual values of one group to another” (Anzaldua 78). Through this idea she explains the struggle…

Refusal to Assimilate Throughout all the texts, women’s destiny is a recurring theme. While some may argue that the women accept their fate, the opposite appears most evident. If they did accept the destiny given to them, they would most likely be seen as weak…