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Stereotypes In The House On Mango Street

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Everyone laughs as Drew gets made fun of by the class clown. But this time it was too far. It was always too far. Everyone was laughing about the class clown calling him mean and derogatory stereotypes about how he acted and dressed. They thought he was gay. He was, but that didn't make the comments any less hurtful. He resisted the urge to stand up and defend himself because if he did and said he wasn’t gay he’d be lying to himself. However, if he said he was then that would only make their joke funnier and set him as an outsider. This scenario portrays the same idea that of the vignette “Those Who Don’t”: the battle against stereotypes however continually staying true to yourself. In The House On Mango Street written by Sandra Cisneros, the way she compares and contrasts the virtues and ideas that of Esperanza adds a sense of dignity for understanding both sides of the argument. Some aspects worthy of contemplation in this vignette consist of the author’s perspective, aggravation, and mentalization.
To begin with, the vignette, “Those Who Don’t” displays how often times cultural and religious stereotypes can affect your outlook on others. Primarily, negative and positive affiliations to specific groups of people act as stereotypes for a topic that should be non-existent. For example, Esperanza explains, “They think we will attack them with shiny knives” (Cisneros 28). Therefore, assuming that lower class citizens are stereotypically dangerous and aggressive is not

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