20th‚ 2015 Paper 4 The short story “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros is about a younger child whose family moves frequently. The child recollects the promises that one day the parents provide a home outside of poverty that isn’t dilapidated. Although the family owns the house they currently exist in‚ it is not the dream home that his parents envisioned and painted a picture of living in. When the child is playing outside a Nun on the street asks where the child lives‚ it points to the
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Family in The House on Mango Street support each other during difficult times. In the story‚ Esperanza dad was feeling upset when a family member dies‚ but Esperanza was there to support her dad by holding him in her arms. A lot of the family in this book stands up for each other and be there for each other. In the story Esperanza doesn’t always like her family‚ but her relationship with the family provides her with a sense of belonging. Esperanza thinks she doesn’t look anything like her sister
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House on Mango Street Questions 1. The apparent randomness shows the diversity of Mango Street. The random topics emulate the random cast of characters that live on the street and the different lives they lead. 2. The fact that Esperanza has problems with eating in public shows that she is very insecure and self-conscious of her body. She doesn’t want others to see her eat. This may be because she believes she is too skinny or too fat. 3. In many ways‚ it is a feminist text. Since the
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In the book‚ House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros‚ Esperanza the main character faces a lot of conflicts throughout the book. However‚ I think the one that caused the greatest change in her was the external conflict of what society and men expect of her and other woman. She found out that love was nothing like she thought it would be‚ and that woman are thought of as objects and not people. In the first part of the book Esperanza was confused about what love was. As the book went on she
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against about 50 percent of the world’s population of humans. So‚ those who oppose this would try to show the world that the idea of sexism is wrong‚ and Sandra Cisneros is one of then. She indirectly discusses it in a book‚ "House on Mango Street." This book‚ "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros‚ showed feminism and machismo in the Latino culture. For example‚ I quote‚ "I thought I would because he was so old and just as I was about to put my lips on his cheek‚ he grabs my face with both hands
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Reflection Identity is considered by many people as people’s’ race‚ gender‚ family‚ and etc. Even though those are the important aspects which influence identity‚ it is identity itself. What is identity? Identity is the condition of being oneself or itself‚ and not another. But what are those conditions? It’s a person’s characteristics and personalities that defines who you are. Everyone’s personalities are ever so slightly different from everyone else‚ which cause us to have trouble finding our
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Esperanza: the Person Behind the Print In The House on Mango Street‚ by Sandra Cisneros‚ a little girl from a Latino heritage is given birth to. Not literally‚ but in the sense of characterization. Esperanza is a fictional character made up by Cisneros to bring about sensitive‚ alert‚ and rich literature. She is the protagonist in the novel and is used to depict a female’s life growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Cisneros creates the illusion that Esperanza is a real human being to communicate
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In the novel The House on Mango Street‚ by Sandra Cisneros‚ we read about a girl named Esperanza‚ who lives in a Latino neighborhood in Chicago‚ a city where a lot of destitute areas are racially segregated. In a series of vignettes‚ Esperanza explains the time she meets her neighbors and the difficult times in their lives. Throughout the book‚ it proposes a selection of characters and their cultural background‚ how they are affected by banishment‚ poverty‚ and are even trapped. Alicia is a young
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Esperanza. Living in poverty‚ and knowing your neighbors‚ living a life where women are told to stay home‚ clean‚ cook‚ wash every spot of food off of every single dish. Women did not have a say in anything‚ furthermore‚ Esperanza has a variety of female role models in her life. Several are trapped in abusive relationships‚ waiting for others to change their lives. Some are actively trying to change everything on their own. Through these women and Esperanza’s reaction to them‚ Cisneros’ shows not only the
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surroundings‚ specifically the environment where we lived. Esperanza has been affected by her surrounding because she didn’t live in a good environment that she can be proud of her‚ but rather be ashamed and feel uncomfortable. In the book‚ The House on Mango Street‚ Esperanza states‚ “The way she
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