The House On Mango Street By Sandra Cisneros Sparknotes

The House on Mango Street was written by Sandra Cisneros. The House on Mango Street is a Coming of age story about Esperanza. In The House on Mango Street Esperanza the protagonist is very similar to the author Sandra Cisneros. Like Cisneros Esperanza grew up in a Chicago Barrio. The Spanish word Barrio means the Spanish-speaking quarter of a town or city, especially one with a high poverty level (Barrio). In Sandra Cisneros the House on Mango Street the effects of growing up in a Chicago barrio, is displayed in the thoughts and actions of the protagonist and those surrounding her. Life in the 1980’s for Mexicans was very difficult. In Chicago during the 1980’s there was a high amount of segregation among races. There were fine lines throughout

Cisneros is a pioneer in Chicana literature. She was the first Latina woman to get a major contract for a book about Chicanas (1). She published The House on Mango Street, her first book, in 1984. Cisneros received her bachelors from Loyola University, then finished her Master’s degree in literature at the University of Iowa in 1978. Cisneros attempted to start her own writing workshops and did not succeed. She then went on to work in multiple universities including California State University starting in 1987. Sandra Cisneros Has received Critical acclaim for her books, along with Multiple

In the U.S. heels are accepted by the age of which Esperanza and her friends are. When the girls are walking up and down the street a man who is drunk tries to get Rachel to kiss him. The girls are also told sexual remarks by full grown men. After these issues the girls hide the shoes realizing how dangerous the shoes are. They later get thrown away, however the girls are glad the shoes are gone. The idea of heels being dangerous s an uncommon Belief in the United