Unfortunately not much has changed with gender issues since the 60’s, women are still facing biases based on their gender, religion, and cultural differences. One of the reasons why gender hasn’t changed in our lives is because many women are viewed as items, not humans. Another reason we have had no change is because we are still being taught at an early age that men are superior to women. Even in TV shows women stay and take care of the house and men provide for them. In Esperanza’s culture women are supposed to take care of kids, home, and do what they're told. The House on Mango Street provides insight to the female gender stereotypes through the experiences of Esperanza.
Women are viewed as items, not human or a person but an item. The women around Esperanza do as told but men. They don’t question anything because of how they grew up. Like for instance “ But Sally doesn't tell about the time he hit her with his hands just like a dog, she said, …show more content…
Children are taught at a very early age how they should be like and how they will follow gender role because of their culture. Like in these quote “She was a horse woman too, born like me in the Chinese year of the horse – which is supposed to be bad luck if you're born female – but I think this is a Chinese lie because the Chinese, like the Mexicans, don't like their women strong” (pg 10).The boys and girls live in separate worlds. The boys in their universe and we in ours. My brothers for example. They've got plenty to say to me and Nenny inside the house. But outside they can't be seen talking to girls. pg 8 Esperanza life has been filled with gender roles and stereotypes, and she learned at a very early age that gender roles and stereotypes are cultural. So she has never seen a different type of life. Her innocence was taken advantage, she is told all of these things that pollute her mind about how women are suppose to be this, look like that, and be all of
Women are viewed as items, not human or a person but an item. The women around Esperanza do as told but men. They don’t question anything because of how they grew up. Like for instance “ But Sally doesn't tell about the time he hit her with his hands just like a dog, she said, …show more content…
Children are taught at a very early age how they should be like and how they will follow gender role because of their culture. Like in these quote “She was a horse woman too, born like me in the Chinese year of the horse – which is supposed to be bad luck if you're born female – but I think this is a Chinese lie because the Chinese, like the Mexicans, don't like their women strong” (pg 10).The boys and girls live in separate worlds. The boys in their universe and we in ours. My brothers for example. They've got plenty to say to me and Nenny inside the house. But outside they can't be seen talking to girls. pg 8 Esperanza life has been filled with gender roles and stereotypes, and she learned at a very early age that gender roles and stereotypes are cultural. So she has never seen a different type of life. Her innocence was taken advantage, she is told all of these things that pollute her mind about how women are suppose to be this, look like that, and be all of