The House On Mango Street Theme Analysis

Hook: In the coming-of-age novel, House on Mango Street, the main character Esperanza narrates the story through her perspective of the situations she encounters as she grows older in her new neighborhood.

Throughout the course of Mango Street, Esperanza’s relationship towards her house change. As time passes her feelings about the house itself change and the emotional impact of the house of her changes as well. Esperanza’s house on Mango Street symbolizes her Mexican culture. For so long she has wanted to leave it. She envisions a different type of life than what she is used to - moving from house to house. “this house is going to be different / my life is going to be different”. One can look at all the things she envisions - the "trappings of the good life" such as the running water, the garden etc. as symbols for the new life.

“Born Bad” is the vignette I chose to address from The House on Mango Street. I didn’t find it to be significant at first because of the style of writing the author uses. I’ve not read any books using little vignettes as chapters. This style of writing makes me feel like I am reading about situations that seem random and disconnected. Esperanza was born on the evil day, what does this really have to do with her being a woman and not fitting in on Mango Street? Lucy, Rachel, and Esperanza made fun of Aunt Lupe the day she died, a sad event but what does that have do with her being a foreigner on Mango Street?

The book I read was “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros. There was many themes in this book. The two I want to focus on are Loss of Innocence and The Power of Words.

Often in literature, authors create plot by writing about characters maturing throughout the story. One work that explores childhood to adulthood is The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. In this novella, Esperanza Cordero is a young girl who lives in a poverty stricken area in Chicago. During the story, Esperanza grows up from being an adolescent to a young adult. In the novella, the theme is that losing innocence brings about maturity. Cisneros expresses Esperanza growing up by juxtaposing vignettes. Tone is also used to enhance the change in Esperanza’s thoughts while maturing. Both the juxtaposition of vignettes and tone support the theme that the loss of innocence and the gaining of

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Another time that Esperanza shows change is when, Esperanza goes to get her future read. She goes to see a "witch woman" named Elenita in hope that she sees if anything in her future includes a house. However Elenita only sees "a home in the heart," which causes Esperanza to be disappointed. However this is a turning point for her in the book, because once this happens she begins to accept the fact that the house on mango street is the closes thing she has to a home right now and she begins to accept it. She still dreams of one day of having her dream house on her own when she grows up, however she finally realizes that The House on Mango street is where she is from. It is her home and there is nothing she can do to change this no matter how much she changes as a person the house on Mango street is still her home.

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 the struggles of growing up as a Latina immigrant in a modern world, by giving her a name, elaborating her thoughts and feelings, and illustrating her growth as a person through major events.

Major experiences and conflict that happen in one’s life while they are young help to shape one’s perceptions and personality. Conflict is a natural part of growing up. Adversity can help shape important and key parts of knowledge, personality, and problem solving skills Adversity builds personal experiences through conflict which helps establish a new aspect of one’s personality, reveal a new side of a person, and build strengths.

Everyone has challenges in their life, their feelings behind their actions make them who they are. In the novel The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros there are many conflicts which explore the characters, to get to know them closer. The internal conflict is used to discover the identity of the main character, Esperanza.

Kids usually don't act their age. They either act older or younger. They grow up too fast or too slow. In the book, House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, a girl named Esperanza moves to house on Mango Street and doesn't seem to fit in. She meets a girl named Sally at her school and becomes friends with her but Sally is not a good friend. She chooses boys over Esperanza and abandones her a couple of times to be with boys.Ezperanza cant fit in because she is growing up too slow while Sally, who is not a good friend is growing up too fast .Sandra Cisneros develops the theme through character conflicts. The theme of House on Mango Street is not to grow up too fast or too slow.

Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street. New York: Vintage Books, 1991. Print. It is extremely important for other high school students to read this book. One reason is because of the unique and insightful perspective the main character of the book provides; it is profound, impactful, and analyzes common issues and cultural conflicts specific to the setting of the book through a relatable voice. Another motive to read this book is the heart wrenching symbolism that is weaved through almost every chapter. Whether it is music boxes, people, or even shoes, symbolism is intertwined with the very essence of the book itself. There are, of course, many ways to literarily criticize this text. One insightful way would be to analyze the structure

Many vignettes within Cisneros’s “House on Mango Street” imply powerful imagery, one of which stood out within the introduction, more specifically the section of where Elvira visits Sandra at her house in Chicago. This instance was well described as the surroundings around the mother and daughter were revealed gradually, following the areas where Sandra and her mother went. During Elvira’s tour around the house, certain personal commodities of Sandra’s were highlighted. Examples of which includes her spiral staircase to the roof, fine drapes in the library (implied by her mother commenting on how they must have cost ‘pretty penny’) and her space on the roof of her saffron house. These examples of Sandra Cisneros’ commodities emphasizes the

The picture on the coat of arms is one of a golden foot crushing a snake which has its fangs imbedded in the heal of the foot Motto of the Montressor is "“Nemo me impune lacessit.” It means that nobody punishes me and gets away with it. This sign for the situation between Montressor and the man who insulted him for long time. This might lead to tell the ending of this story. Montressor did not let the man get away with his action. He buried the man a life as a punishment for him. Finally, this indicates the motto which says punishment to those who harm Montressor’s name.

Samantha Ramirez Professor Colon T2K-Section21 17 September 2014 House on Mango Street Reflection Esperanza Cordero is the main character in the novel, The House on Mango Street written by Sandra Cisneros. Esperanza lives with her family, her father is a gardener and her mother is a housewife. Esperanza and her family has moved several times in these early years of her life. She is a very smart and loving girl but she is very ashamed of things in her own life and is pretty depressed. There are many members in the Cordero family, such as Paco, Rita, Esperanza, Carlos, Kiki and Nenny.