Monthly Archives: March 2013

In the stories about Sally, men are described as being dominant and above a woman. The text describes the hardship Sally had to go through while she lived with her father. Sally  excused the fact that her father would beat … Continue reading →

In the House on Mango street, cisneros wrote about the dream of a “real house” meaning not an actual house but having a home, some place that feels comfortable and safe. The way a home is described in this novel … Continue reading →

The different homes represent their lack of money. It represents the instability Esperanza feels in her life. It represents her not having a true childhood, where she met the other kids and got to know them. When the nun had … Continue reading →

The condition I have experienced from the list on page two in White Privilege : Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack is number four “I can go shopping alone most of the time, pretty well assured that I will not be followed … Continue reading →

I saw a similarity between “The House on Mango Street”  and “Giovanni’s Room” in the exert “Linoleum Roses”. One reason why is because of the theme of flight. Sally leaves home to escape the abuse and oppression from her father. … Continue reading →

In The House on Mango Street, the concept of a “real house” has a deeper meaning than simply the text itself. The family fluctuated between apartments and each apartment seemed to not suit the family. The narrator explains the conditions of the previous … Continue reading →

The stories “Sally,” “What Sally Said,” and “Linoleum Roses” contribute to our understanding of sexuality and gender roles by showing how religion and beliefs have on genders.  An example of this is in “What Sally Said,” when Sally is speaking … Continue reading →

                 The stories about Sally in “Sally” and “Linoleum Roses” contributes to our understanding of sexuality and gender roles by demonstrating a heterosexual lifestyle with females being perceived as sexual objects.”The boys at school think she’s beautiful because her hair is shiny like … Continue reading →

In the house on Mango Street we have Esperanza a very young character that is not to mature. She had just moved in to rough neighborhood because her parent bought a house around there. She writes a lot of stories … Continue reading →

“I was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness, not invisible systems conferring dominance on my group”. McIntosh is explaining what most of us believe when we hear the word “Racism”, that it is an act of … Continue reading →