How Is Sally Presented In The House On Mango Street

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The impacts of surroundings: An analysis of characters on The House on Mango Street

In this essay, I will be going over characters such as Sally and Esperanza and explaining how their environment affects their way of thinking and or how they act.

Esperanza's poverty helped her realize that she wants a better home some day. Esperanza and her family moved a lot before settling into the house on Mango Street, this is shown when Esperanza states "But what I remember most is moving a lot." (p.3) Even after moving into this house it was not ideal to Esperanza as it was small, old, and falling apart "It's small and red... Bricks were crumbling in places" (p.4). Esperanza has been living in poverty all her life which in turn made her wish to have a big house all to herself "Not a flat. Not an apartment in the back. Not a man's house. Not a daddy's. A house all my own." (p.108). This shows that poverty has affected her as it caused her to want better and to dream big.

Sally's abusive household affected her character, leading her to make horrible choices throughout her childhood. Sally is a female middle schooler who suffered abuse in her …show more content…

In the end, Sally gets married to a marshmallow salesman she met at the school bizarre to escape her family, she leaves to another state where it's legal to marry minors. This household is very toxic like her families but due to it being slightly less toxic she decides to stay with him "She met a marshmallow salesman at the school bizarre, and she married him..." (p.101) "She sits at home because she is afraid to go outside without permission"

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