Analysis Of The Novel ' House On Mango Street ' And ' The Harvest '

At the beginning, Sally and her dad are not on the same page. When Sally talks to a boy and her dad finds out what he does is not so loving and kind. “… Sally tells it, he just went crazy, he just forgot he was her father between the buckle and the belt”(93). Sally’s father caught her speaking to a man and then beat her. He is afraid she will end up running away from home like his sisters did. He does not want the family to be disappointed. Lastly, when Sally gets married Esparanza believes it’s to escape. When Sally gets married, she does not escape, but instead she gets herself into another bad life. “She sits at home because she is afraid to go outside without his permission”(102). When you marry someone you should not be scared to leave your home. You should have freedom. Sally married to escape a cruel life, but she ended up getting another awful life. Sally is held captive in her own home. Sally is held back because of her family and the man she married. Sally went from one unpleasant life to another unpleasant life.

Self-exploration is hindered in this book and my life. I can very much identify with Esperanza perspectives on societal issues that Latin women face. A society dominated by men and women relying on them, whether it is a father, spouse or friend. Men are considered the strong reasonable as where women are weak and emotional, in turn women need men for protection. A young girl may have two story paths, one where she relies on the protection of her father while she watches her mother cater to him or two, witnesses the struggles of a single young woman and absence for a father. This book describes marriage as priority for every girl or else how could she survive; appearances and physical features are highly valued traits. This attitude is not one that Esperanza agrees with, nor do I. For example, Marin she is the girl standing on the street just “waiting for a car to stop, a star to fall, someone to change her life.” This character implies that she does not dream of actively setting life goals for herself and working to earn them, instead she will wait until a man makes it happen for her. The ideology behind this thought being that as a woman she must thrive to be as attractive as possible to heighten her chances of marriage and acquire

In chapter 19, Flora and Turtle are trying to follow the stock market. The price of WPP is rising. Crow doesn't want to go to the Westing house because it's too painful. Upstairs, the judge and Sandy discuss Crow. Her full name is Berthe Erica Crow, and she's divorced from Windy Windkloppel.

Women within the novel and society face an inferior status by men and fall into a cruel cycle of abuse, but with the help of others the cycle of abuse and poverty and status of inferiority can break. The House on Mango Street takes place some time in the 1980’s. While not long ago, women during that time face domination by men and most struggle to fight back, which can still be seen today. Most women become bounded to the house, afraid to leave. Young girls however have the pleasure of going to school and most, but not all have the opportunity to play around. Although one should keep in mind that, most women in the novel who face abuse are Latino. In Latino culture, women are seen as possessions and therefore dependent on their man.

Literary devices may be used to add more dimension and description to writing, but they can also show multiple characters’ perspectives, too. These perspectives can portray insights on characters that show true personalities. In The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, certain examples of literary devices are strategically used to do so. The story includes different vignettes that guides through the main character’s, Esperanza’s life. Each vignette illuminates Esperanza’s problems and outlooks about race, gender, economic status, age, and society as a whole. Using a variety of literary devices, such as figurative language, sensory details, comparisons, and allusions, Cisneros truly displays disparate characters’ perspectives about themselves

In “The House on Mango Street”, the young daughter desires to leave her neighborhood as a way to escape her Mexican-American culture. One of the cultures which are most powerful in this story is the Hispanic culture that Esperanza and all of her neighbors emerge from. Her Hispanic culture has such a powerful influence on her

In The House on Mango Street, one of the themes discussed is gender inequality. In fact, most Hispanic cultures have this problem, for example, the man must be in charge, especially in the house, and he must get a job, etc....and

1) Tita was born to serve her Mama Elena until her death, in which affected her deeply. These emotions of hatred for such stupid tradition made her life worst ever since he met Pedro. After the death of Mama Elena, Tita began to realize that hers and her family's value and honor wasn't what people thought, but more as a mess. She strongly opposed the tradition idea that Rosaura had in mind for Esperanza, she said,"There's one thing for sure, I'm not going to allow you to poison your daughter with those sick ideas you have in your head. I'm not going to let you ruin her life either, forcing her to follow some stupid tradition,"(pg 215). She doesn't want Esperanza to suffer the same misery that she felt.

In chapter nine, we get to witness yet another of Francisco’s relocations, this time to Fresno, to a strawberry farm. We also get to see Francisco go to school again, this time in the sixth grade, and make a new friend. This new friend is none other than his teacher, Mr. Lema, and he helps him improve his English, whilst also agreeing to teach him how to play the trumpet. Francisco’s hopes to learn the trumpet are quickly shattered when he goes home to see all of his belongings packed into cardboard boxes.

War is replete with death and dismemberment; but victimization is when the horrors of war are inflicted upon the innocent. The victims of war feel a sense of terror when the harsh realities completely alter their way of life. The people that are indiscriminately thrust into war due to unjust circumstances are considered victims. In the article, "Children - the ultimate victims of war" Graca Machel states that, "War violates every right of a child - the right to life, the right to be with family and community, the right to health, the right to the development of the personality and the right to be nurtured and protected" (Machel 1). In the setting of war, children are frequently the ones that are abused the most. Both war memoir’s The Bite

In her observations of her new community, she learns who she wants to be and where she wants to go. The novella often shows the struggle to find your own identity when one is established for you, and are left to battle the stereotypical expectations that are given to you. Esperanza fights from giving into societies expectations for letting them choose your identity and choose what actions you take to find yourself. The reader experiences her maturing alongside with her, contrasting between who she was and who she is becoming. She matures from her innocent, naïve kid to a smart, independent and confident young woman. Growing up is like a tree, you are born with roots and eventually try different things and branch out to find

Sandra Cisneros’s House on Mango Street tells the tale of coming of age in a new way, utilizing vignettes over a typical writing style and abstract wording to convey different ideas or scenarios. As the title conveys, the story is about a Mexican family who moves to a small house in Chicago along Mango Street. The main character is the oldest girl of the family: Esperanza. Unlike other coming of age protagonists, some of her innocence remains, and the event that changes her life has already occurred. Facing racial discrimination and sex segregation, Esperanza has it tough, but not so much as to prevent any kind of positive things from happening.

Esperanza, from The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, is the strong-willed main character who wants to break free from the limitations and expectations from a women set by the community. Unlike the majority of the women in her neighborhood, she envisions her escape from this sexist treatment that she is facing. As Esperanza blossoms from a young girl to a mature woman, she comes to realize that she can never escape, because that house on Mango Street is a part of her. When Esperanza creates an original piece of poetry, she shares it with Aunt Lupe, who offers some insightful advice (60-61). Esperanza learns that writing can allow people to escape the realities and boundaries of life.

Passage: “I would like to baptize myself under a new name, a name more like the real me, the one nobody sees. Esperanza as Lisandra or Maritza or Zeze the X. Yes. Something like Zeze the X will do” (Cisneros 11). Journal Entry: (E)

The novel “The House on Mango Street” is written by Sandra Cineros. It deals with family, neighbourhood and dreams of a young Mexican girl, Esperanza Cordero growing up in Chicago. The novel begins when the Corderos move into a new house on Mango Street in the Latino section of Chicago. The fact that it is the first house they have ever owned, make them proud. But when Esperanza sees it, she is disappointed by the red, dilapidated house. It is not the one their