Monthly Archives: March 2013

In the House On Mango Street, Cisneros wrote about the dream of a “real house” meaning not just the structure of a house but having the feeling of a comfortable steady home. A “home” in this novel seems to be … Continue reading →

The concept of “home” functions in this novel meaning by a place where a family can live in a normal, healthy lifestyle. An affordable shelter a family can have a place of their own only. Due to the fact Esperanza … Continue reading →

The author was a low class family who had been in a very poor financial situations for many years. It seems that the concept of “Real House” in this novel is emphasizing not just the structure of the house, but … Continue reading →

The narrator is Mexican girl name Esperanza. Her parents are Mexican immigrants. Esperanza said her father listens to Mexican records. Her family is poor working class because they move house to house and the new house they live in,  looks broken and small and the whole family … Continue reading →

The House on Mango Street. 2. Describe the various aspects of the narrator’s identity (race, class, gender, sexuality, etc.)? How do these elements contribute to our understanding of the text’s theme(s)?   At the beginning of the story, Esperanza is … Continue reading →

The concept of a “Home” functions in this novel as a place where it can be called theirs. As in the space, the feeling of being part of something that only a full fledged house can provide. Moving from tenement … Continue reading →

The main character, Esperanza comes from a lower-class Hispanic family. She is bothered by what people say to her because of her family’s socioeconomic status, “I knew then I had to have a house. A real house. One I could … Continue reading →

In the numbered list of conditions #6 my attention. “When I am told about our national heritage or about civilization, I am shown that people of my color made it what it is.” This has never been shown to me … Continue reading →