Analysis of The House On Mango Street by Sanda Cisneros

By: Lee A. Zito The House On Mango Street is a book filled with colorful chapters which are small yet powerful. Sandra Cisneros has poetically written each vignette as short pieces of literary art. All are reflections from her childhood. The text is literally written in a child's sort of language, but through this the reader receives a deeper meaning within Cisneros' descriptive thoughts. Growing up in Chicago as a young hispanic girl, Cisneros describes …

…how much she hated it, Cisneros turned it into something beautiful, something she is proud of. I have learned something special from Cisneros by reading this book.. I have learned to embrace experiences, because no one has the same experiences. In Cisneros' case she has told her experiences to countless readers who have picked up this book and learned what has made her part of who she is today, a strong and talented female writer.