moves back and forth from Chicago to Mexico, making her feel not integrated in either culture. As Robin Ganz declares, Cisneros “derived inspiration from her cultural specificity and found her voice in the dingy rooms of her house on Mango Street, on the cruel but comfortable streets of the barrio, and in the smooth and dangerous curves of borderland arroyos” (1). In her short story, “Woman Hollering Creek”, Cisneros describes the life of a Mexican woman, Cleofilas that marries a man from “el…
going to be one of the main obstacles whether if it’s that there is no money at all or that there is barely enough money. Esperanza shares with the readers what her house looks like. According to Document A, “It’s small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you’d think…
when she feels ashamed of her life at Mango Street. She wants to go away from her house when she grows up because of herself and for the people who cannot out. “No. this isn’t my house I say and shake head as if shaking could undo the year I’ve lived here. I don’t belong. I don’t even want to come here...but me I never had a house. Not even a photograph...only one I dream of.” Maybe she has a miserable past that leads to the thought that she doesn’t have a house. Yet, she doesn’t want to belong…
A blank page. All writing begins with a white sheet of unnamed possibilities. And yet with skills, knowledge and ideas, a blank page can morph into something magical. Shakespeare didn’t simply stumble upon Romeo and Juliet. Instead, he had to use his heart, mind, and pen to produce his masterpieces. Throughout freshman English class, we have been developing the skills to fill that daunting blank page with meaningful words. Moreover, students have been exposed to esteemed authors and asked to…
The House on Mango Street is written in small chapters or vignettes and the teacher explained how some students would really like it because it is something different, while other students might not like it because it is unfamiliar and provokes a change to their reading…
the time when our cats named: Jipoy, Ronron, Tsemai, and Pat roamed around the house because they were scared of the fireworks. On the other hand, my dog named Oling stayed calm because she was excited to receive her treat. Everything really falls perfectly in place. At midnight, the food on the table was ready to be served. Based on what I remembered, there were Lechon, barbeque, cake, macaroons, salad, puto cheese, mango float, and many more. I admit that my tummy was really happy at that very…
The major strength of this novel is that the genre of “coming-of-age” and young adult will always be relevant because the audiences of these genres will always be looking for a new book to read or relate to. The biggest market, ages 18-25, is an audience that turns to books to help deal with the challenges of growing up and what comes with balancing school, relationships, drugs, and rebellion. For older readers, this novel is a way to reminisce and read a story about a punk kid, much like…
Not just actual homelessness without any kind of shelter but even the house/apartment jumpers who still don’t have an actual home. A home is permeant, a place of safeness, and happiness. The “House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros is a short story on house jumping. Moving time and time again in hopes of finding an actually home. The average person moves 11.7 times in their life time. However, this is just an average…
me express my feelings toward the play and reflect on what happened in scenes. I utilized the bookmarks and character maps distributed in class to understand the novels’ themes, symbols, characters, and writing styles. I also annotated The House on Mango Street to comprehend what was happening in the novel. When I read Great Expectations at the end of the year, I combined all of these…
stomach was in knots. We stepped out of the plane and the very first thing I noticed was the beautiful scenery and how much it complimented the 73° weather. Immense palm trees lined the streets like Christmas in July. Some bared colorful flowers just beneath the branches while others overflowed with fruits like mangos, papayas, and pineapples. I was overwhelmed, the scenery was…