The House on Mango Street

In the book The House on Mango Street, author Sandra Cisneros presents a series of vignettes that involve a young girl, named Esperanza, growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Esperanza Cordero is searching for a release from the low expectations and restrictions that Latino society often imposes on its young women. Cisneros draws on her own background to supply the reader with accurate views of Latino society today. In particular, Cisneros provides the …

…too further realized her role as an influential woman of her heritage; this realization mirrors Esperanza’s journey to womanhood. Esperanza is “alienated from the rest of society in many ways (Hannon 1).” But she uses this alienation to become “strong and inspirational (Hannon 1).” Esperanza is a very strong woman in herself. Her goals are “to not forget her reason for being . . . so as to achieve a freedom that’s not separate from togetherness ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**