The House On Mango Street

The House on Mango Street By Sandra Cisneros The main character’s name is Esperanza. She is only about thirteen and is telling the story of her life on Mango Street. Esperanza is definitely a dynamic character. In the beginning of the story she does not like their new house on Mango Street or it’s surrounding. But as the story progresses she learns to be more grateful for what she has. In one short …

…of the story Esperanza I thinking of changing her name and I thought it was interesting that she thought of “Zeze the X”. I also enjoyed the part when Esperanza and her two friends, Rachel and Lucy bought a bicycle and they all decided to ride it at the same time. “A very fat lady crossing the street says, You sure got quite a load there. Rachel shouts, You got quite a load there too.”