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Significance Of The House On Mango Street By Sandra Cisneros

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Culturally Relevant Books and Contributions Sandra Cisneros has written many different stories and poems. From her written work, there are books that are culturally relevant to the Mexican American culture. Her book, The House on Mango Street, is about a Latina girl living in Chicago. The book is about the young girl’s quest for a better life. The book is made up of short stories told by Esperanza Cordero, the main character and narrator of the book. This book is culturally relevant because the Mexican American, Latino, and Hispanic readers can either relate to this book or make connections with it. Another book by Sandra Cisneros that is culturally relevant to the Mexican American culture is El Arroyo de la Llorona y Ortos Cuentos. This is …show more content…

Many of us, of the Mexican American culture, can say that we have heard the story of “La Llorona,” so the title alone is something we are familiar with. The book is also made of short stories that Cisneros creates using her Mexican American heritage and background; she also uses bilingualism and biculturalism in her stories. Many of the stories and poems written by Sandra Cisneros are culturally relevant and were created with her culture and heritage in mind. Cisneros has made contributions to society and to both American and Mexican American literature. Her contributions to both American literature and society by Cisneros are her books My Wicked, Wicked Ways, Loose Woman: Poems, Have You Seen Marie?, and many others. (Sandra Cisneros, 2012) Her contributions to Mexican American literature are the books previously mentioned and many others that also have to do with the Mexican American culture, background, and issues that many migrants and immigrants can relate to. The Macondo Foundation and the Alfredo Cisneros del Moral Foundation are two foundations in which Cisneros is the founder. Both of these can be seen as contributions to society and the community by Cisneros. Both

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