Chinese Culture In The House On Mango Street

The House of on mango street a story told from the perspective of a Latina girl, Esperanza Cordero, and the way her life was wrought due to various social factors. Each vignette used by the author portrays a different situation which impacted Esperanza’s life. Although the book is relatively short it explores the intersectional of the young poor Latina’s life.

The quote “Which is supposed to be bad luck is you are born female but I think this is a chinse lie, because the Chinese, like the Mexicans, don’t like their women strong,” can be connected to ethnicity. As a young Latina girl, Esperanza often is able to witness many of the effects that a culture which places women beneath men can have. She sees how some of her friends often feel as

This quote reflects the way in which the Mexican culture often places women into a lower view. The Machismo culture in the Mexican often creates women which feel like they need to be weak and have strong men who can take care of them. Strong women, either mentality or physically, are often viewed as a threat the way in which the society is structured. A threat to the power which men in society have. This quote reveals a lot about the culture which Esperanza experiences and recognizes since she is able to compare both the Chinese culture and the Mexican

This quote reveals the way in which we often engrave in young girls how they should be careful of the clothes they wear because of the repercussions of wearing said clothes. This type of mentality can be seen in the rape culture in the United States, in which the victim is often blamed with the reasoning being her clothing was too revealing. Creating this outlook that clothing has a certain connotation often promotes the mentality that girls should be restricted to the type of clothes they wear. This culture allows for women to have restrictions on what they wear due to what it might suggest to others.

Consequently, the identity that young girls create is also affected by situations like the one Esperanza faces. Women who are sexuality assaulted often feel as though it is their fault and seldom report the incident due to the fear that they are at fault or that the blame will be placed on