The House On Mango Street By Sandra Cisneros

Have you ever felt like you do not belong in your skin? Like you are living up to other people's expectations instead of defining your own? If so, the American author, Sandra Cisneros explores themes such as coming of age and self-discovery in one of her best-selling novels "The House on Mango Street". Cisnero was born on December 20, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois, and she wrote this story as a young girl, which is shown in her work. In this story, the main character, Esperanza, is a young girl who shares some of the experiences of Cisneros in girlhood. In "The House on Mango Street," Cisneros shows us the importance of personal growth and finding your own identity. Using symbols and figurative language, she also brings her characters and experiences

as her inspirations. She was the only daughter of six brothers. After high school, she studied at Loyola University of Chicago and then graduated from the University of Iowa Writers. Shortly after graduating, she worked as a counselor and teacher for high school dropouts. Even though Cisneros began writing way before, she also drew inspiration from her students, just as she did from her own experiences. In her work, she often writes about some parts of her life growing up or even parts of other people’s lives in her community. In her novel "The House on Mango Street," her themes were about aspects of her life as a growing young

In "The House on Mango Street," you can see this writing style. Some might not understand the novel; however, after analyzing the novel, you can see the social and political context. In the story, we get to see what Ezperanza's life was like as a maturing girl in a working class that had yet to define who she was. For example, her experiences from awakening to girlhood to womanhood. Another example might be when she decides she wants to stay focused on her writing. This shows us how the writing in "The House on Mango Street" also connects to real-life