Sandra Postel

In Sandra Cisneros’ story “Only Daughter,” Sandra Cisneros wanted many things in her life and that was to gain her father’s acceptance of her. She wanted him to understand that it was difficult not only growing up the only daughter but also coming from a Mexican family that was expecting her to find a husband. So she does it by writing stories for her father hoping one day he’ll read them and be proud of her. But knowing that her father does not understand English words, she still tries. One day

I believe that the “House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros portrays a very insightful message about social problems that exist in society. Sandra Cisneros demonstrates how social and family traditions as well as societal judgement may have a huge effect on an individual’s self-esteem. The main character in the story learns the harmful effects of sexual assault, physical abuse, racism and patriarchy and wants to rise up above these issues. By the end of the story the character exhibits incredible

In a like manner, The House on Mango Street is set in a 1960’s hispanic impoverished community where women are not given the respect they rightfully deserve.A young girl named Esperanza decides not to surrender herself to women’s discrimination. Esperanza’s great-grandmother is married and regrets it after she spends all her days wondering what her life could have been, Esperanza then says she never wants to feel as her great-grandmother did. Esperanza says, “She looked out the window her whole

Insights on House on Mango Street     House on Mango Street is about Esperanza, and her journey while experiencing life on Mango Street. She experiences twist and turns that makes her grow as a stronger person. According to Paul Hopkins, “And, after all, our surroundings influence our lives and characters as much as fate and destiny or any supernatural agency.” This quote relates with Esperanza because her moving to Mango Street influenced the change of her perspective and her life. Throughout the

In The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, Esperanza’s name causes her to feels trapped and hopeful for a new identity. When Esperanza says “I have inherited her name, but I don’t want to inherit her place by the window” (Page 11) in My Name. The quote is talking about how even though Esperanza shares a name with her great-grandma she does not want to share her sadness in life. This quote is important because Esperanza feels trapped because of many different things including her name and her

In the book “The House on Mango Street” written by Sandra Cisneros. Esperanza shows growth throughout the book. The growth she shows are aging and maturity. Throughout the book and the vignettes, Esperanza looks behind at her past and see what lessons she has learned over time. As she gets older, she gets more mature and expands her thinking. In the beginning, Esperanza is immature and always wants her dream house that she can call her home. She was always embarrassed of the houses that she lived

In some novels and plays certain parallel or recurring events prove to be significant. Sandra Cisneros’s The House On Mango Street has many recurring events in it. One being the women sticking their heads out the window. One of the instances is with her great grandmother “She looked out the window her whole life, the way so many women sit their sadness on an elbow. I wonder if she made the best with what she got or was she sorry because she couldn’t be all the things she wanted to be”(Cisneros 11)

During her childhood Sandra Cisneros stated that she felt out of place. She didn’t feel like she fits in as a Latina women in America, and went through some tough times; therefore she wrote about Esperanza to express how Cisneros grew up as a woman and matured through out her childhood. This novel expresses a coming of age story, and the goal of Esperanza to gain understanding of both herself and her community/culture. Throughout the novel The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Esperanza attempts

In The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros uses the perspective of Esperanza to show how a low-income immigrant teenagers struggle to form their identity, while maturing. Esperanza has to be mature as she is an immigrant who doesn’t have the same privileges as other teenagers, whose family already have roots in America. There are many themes concerning this book, but the one that is most discussed in Esperanza's life while she grows up is the process of forming her identity. This theme is showed

Every person has there own story to tell on how they have grown as a person. In the House On Mango Street by author Sandra Cisneros, the idea of growing up plays a big role in the story. In life people have expectations that they want to reach but along the way there will alway be bumps on the road but that’s just apart of growing up. This becomes clear to the reader when Esperanza starts finding out more about the world as she grows up. Throughout the story she continues to expirence new challenges