Sandra Postel

because of all the different meanings it has. Not only that, but she doesn’t believe it makes her who she is. Through the use of metaphors, imagery, and similes Sandra Cisneros believes people shouldn’t let one piece of information define who they truly are because it could make them think less of themselves. Through the use of metaphors, Sandra Cisneros believes that people should not let one thing determine who they really are. Esperanza finds the definitions of what her name means to prove that she

Throughout the whole novel The House on Mango Street, Esperanza has been affected by the poverty of inner city Mango Street. For example, poverty has affected her and her family, and Esperanza’s friends on Mango Street. In the book, Esperanza has some obstacles and emotional problems due to poverty,such as, people making her feel worse about the house than she already is. To conclude, Esperanza has been affected by the poverty of inner Mango Street and it challenges her views and desires throughout

"BREAD" SANDRA CISNEROS I question whether these two people in the story are having an affair, back together after a divorce, or whatever? Something as simple as bread can lead to that answer. The bread is much like their relationship, actually exactly like it. "We were hungry. We went into a Bakery on Grand Avenue and bought bread. Filled the backseat. The whole car smelled of bread. Big sourdough loaves shaped like a fat ass"(Cisneros 84). It was an affair. They were lusting each other and finally

Salvador Late or Early, a short story by Sandra Cisneros, tells us about about a young boy named Salvador who lives an underprivileged life. He has no friends and not even his teachers know who he is. He lives in a run down home where he takes care of his brothers Cecilio and Arturio, "shakes the sleepy brothers awake, ties their shoes, combs their hair with water, feeds them milk and cornflakes from a tin cup in the dim dark of the morning.”(Cisneros, 1) Salvador has the responsibility of doing

The novel The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisnero, expresses on a series of vignettes, a year in the life of a Mexican-American twelve year old. Throughout the year, Esperanza moves into a new house on Mango Street. The house is run-down and small, and in Latino neighborhood in Chicago. The House on Mango Street describes the life of a young girl, Esperanza, and the struggle in finding herself; however, Esperanza’s enviornment, friends, race, and gender allow her to find a sense of identity.

In My Name by Sandra Cisneros, the author herself explains the meaning of her name, Esperanza, in both the English and Spanish language and how it is not the name she wants to inherit from her great-grandmother because of her life occurrence. Cisneros explains the meaning of her name Esperanza by stating it that “In English my name means hope. In Spanish it means too many letters.” (109). She also explains that her great-grandmother was born in the Chinese year of the horse which is supposed to mean

minorities simply cannot associate with others because of the segregation that occurs within communities with an affluent ethnicity other than the ethnicity of the minority. It is prevalent from schools, to workplaces and in The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, has a prevalent theme pertaining to Esperanza and the people she encounters in her neighborhood. In The House on Mango Street, during the vignette “Those Who Don't”, Esperanza describes outsiders of her neighborhood as afraid. Outsiders

“The final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.” These words of Anne Frank describes The House on Mango Street perfectly. People develop their characteristics by the choices that they make in life. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is about a girl who is living in a disadvantaged neighborhood surrounded by bad influences. This girl, who is slowly maturing into a woman, does not want a jaded life that is controlled by men but instead wants to have independence. The numerous

The House on Mango Street, is written by Sandra Cisneros. Sandra Cisneros was born and grew up in Chicago. She was raised by her mother and father who were both of Mexican descent. She grew up in a relatively large family; she was the third child out of seven children. Cisneros’ childhood consisted of her growing up in one of Chicago’s Puerto Rican neighborhoods. As a child she also traveled back and forth to Mexico with her family. Understanding Cisneros’ background is important for understanding

Hispanic girl and a soldier in the Vietnam War? It sounds like a bad joke with an even worse punchline, but though there may be many true answers to this question, there are more similarities than one might imagine. These similarities can be observed in Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street and Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried and their main characters, Esperanza and O’Brien, respectively. Both novels divided into non-chronological stories, both involve characters who feel stuck in their situations