House On Mango Street Research Papers

Sandra Cisneros wrote the House on Mango Street. Sandra was born in Chicago on December 20, 1954. She is the third child in a family of seven children and is the only daughter. Her fathers name is Alfredo Cisneros de Moral, and her mothers name is Elvira Cardero Anguiano. Esperanza’s father was originally from Mexico, who was less dominant than the other father figures in the neighborhood. He worked the majority of the time and was rarely home. Esperanza’s mother grew up in the United States. She was one of the strongest and smartest women in the book, which influenced Esperanza very little. She was sometimes a source of comfort for her. Esperanza’s little sister was Nenny, whose real name was Magdalena. She was a pretty, dreamy little girl that Esperanza was often responsible for since Nenny was younger and immature. …show more content…
Esperanza constantly moves from apartment to apartment, and her parents promised her a real home. The house on Mango Street was the total opposite of what Esperanza was promised and dislikes it with a passion. As a child, Esperanza viewed the house on Mango Street as a sad appearance and desired to leave. Esperanza used her ability of writing as a form to escape for her experiences. She's a young Mexican girl that comes from a poor family, and is on the verge of adolescence, which makes it difficult for her to understand her identity. Some unique aspects of the author’s life were the dreams, hopes and desires she had as a child. One of her goals was to own a better house than the one on Mango Street. Esperanza viewed herself differently than other young girls her age because of the gender roles. She was responsible for giving the bad news to her siblings of her loving grandpa passing away. At a young age, she has to grown