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    The two poems I chose to analyze were “Curandera” by Pat Mora and “Loose Woman” by Sandra Cisneros. They were an interesting read and made sure to reread several times to make sure I got everything I could from them. Both poems are so unique from other poems I have read; they are also unique from each other yet share similarities as well. The first poem “Curandera” by Pat Mora talks about a woman who lives in her house by herself, presumed by the rest of the town, after her husband was killed from

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    Gender role plays an important role in Sandra Cisneros’s novel The House on Mango Street. The role of women in a patriarchal society is one of the most important themes in the novel. The main character Esperanza, along with other women have to face a lot of difficulties caused by gender inequality. Esperanza 's disappointment begins as she moves into the new community and witness the way women are treated. Cisneros introduces gender stereotypes to demonstrate to the reader that gender roles can create

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    Baker 6/11/18 Paper #2 In the short story, “Barbie-Q” By Sandra Cisneros uses a Barbie doll to portray the two young girls inner struggles with perfection and identity. Cisneros wanted to use two girls from families with limited incomes to get the surprise of having a local toy warehouse and stacks of burnt Barbie dolls, which immediately makes them available for a bargained price. The characters that Cisneros uses help show a flow of consciousness by using a variety of adjective and

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    Gender roles is the main theme of The House On Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Gender roles are the roles or behaviors learned by a person in relataion to social norms. In The House On Mango Street Espreanza Alicia, and Sally are well-founded examples of gender roles. They are such great examples due to the fact that they are dominated by men in their culture. Esperanza, the main character is a good example of gender roles over the course of the book. “She was a horse woman too, born like me

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    After having read the novel “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros I will now concentrate on the background of the novel that moved Sandra Cisneros to write it by investigating the novel with special regard to its different dimensions. 1. The Novel 1.1 Summary 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

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    to you. The characters Marin from “Geraldo No Last Name” and Finley from the novel “Boy 21” are both caring. Because they both worry about someone that in their life and care about what happens to them. In the Novel “Geraldo No Last Name” by Sandra Cisneros , Marin one of the main characters shows she's caring by sticking by next to Geraldo though multiple struggles/events. One example of how Marin is caring is when she finds out Geraldo was involved in a Hit and Run she doesn't leave him alone.

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    In both Dwight Okita's story, "Response to Executive Order 9066", and Sandra Cisneros' story “Mericans”, both express in a way that you can be American no mather what your ethnic background is. In both stories the character experiences an inconvience because of their race and the stories use other characters to help to develop the theme. In the story "Response to Executive Order 9066", a young girl is being moved to a Relocation Center when a United States presidential executive order signed and

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    Sandra Cisnero is well-known author in the literature stories. Her writing is best known by using choice of words and making moral of human’s challenges in what is called home” Earth”. (Wikipedia). Cisnero’s novella, One Holy Night demonstrates her ironic, style descriptions and deals with the theme narrators deals with their challenges. On the surface, the plot of One Holy Night appears to be like puzzle pieces and tells the story of a Hispanic young girl named Ixchel and her long-life

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    across. Tiptoeing and jumping are what people do when attempting to no sett off the mouse traps, so imagine penniless women having to tiptoe around circumstances almost everyday of their lives that would get them sucked into bad situations. In Sandra Cisneros’ book, “House on Mango Street”, well thought out motifs and symbolisms become very useful in order to convey the expectations of women in a poor community make the women more susceptible to becoming trapped inside this environment. The expectations

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    person is important, but how much did it affect them is also crucial. In Sandra Cisneros novel, entitled The House on Mango Street,the story depicts a Latina girl who transform throughout her time being on Mango Street. The girl named Esperanza is to faced obstacles of female oppression that she witnesses in the life of women on her street who they depends on men to bring them out of the street. In The House on Mango Street, Cisneros uses characterization to express the

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