The House On Mango Street Analytical Essay

The House on Mango Street is a coming-of-age novel that was published in 1984 by a Mexican-American author known as Sandra Cisneros. Sandra Cisneros's first novel was House on Mango Street, which is a story that is based on Cisnero’s own experiences. This story follows the main character, Esperanza Cordero, who is a 12-year-old Mexican-American girl growing up in a Hispanic neighborhood who has moved into a house on a street named Mango Street. The story shows how the neighborhood and community play important roles in the shaping of the different characters such as Sally, Esperanza, and Alicia. Firstly, Alicia is a girl whose mother has passed away leaving her to pick up and play with the women of the house doing the cleaning, cooking, and taking care of her

While struggling with occurring expectations and not having financial freedom, she feels that getting a college education would help empower and socialize in the community and with the encouragement of the other people in the community, Esperanza plays a critical role in Alicia’s aspirations. Secondly, Esperanza is a girl who is going through her juvenile stage of life while trying to find herself but she doesn’t give up easily while chasing her dreams of having a better life for herself despite what she is surrounded by and the restrictions placed on her because she is a woman Esperanza finds her power within her community that helps shape her into a determined woman to break free from the cycle of poverty and being discriminated against because she is a woman. Coming in contact with all of the other women and cultural traditions helps her better understand that she identifies as a Latina woman and how she should love who she is, even if that means that she is different from everyone