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The House On Mango Street By Sandra Cisneros

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In the House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, Esperanza Cordero demonstrates her dismissive attitude towards her Hispanic heritage due to her wish to assimilate into the American culture she is surrounded by. In the script, she is confronted with Beneatha’s own enthusiastic viewpoint of her black culture, causing Esperanza to reevaluate her perspective. For example, her Hispanic culture has often been why she has felt unaccepted, as she expresses while speaking about how the kids in her school judge her Mexican heritage. Instead of appreciating herself and her background, she chooses to assimilate by becoming averse to her culture and language. In the beginning of the script, she separates herself from the language, mentioning that there
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