The House On Mango Street By Sandra Cisneros

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In Sandra Cisneros’ novella, The House On Mango Street, Esperanza Cordero’s neighborhood influences her for the better. Esperanza will never forget her experience growing up in poverty and on Mango Street. She will get a house of her own and when bums come to her door, she will “offer them the attic [and] ask them to stay” (Cisneros 87). Very few people would invite complete strangers to stay in their house, and Esperanza does because of her experience with poverty in her neighborhood. On Mango Street and in Mexican culture, the men are always viewed as better than the women, Esperanza notices this and decides “her power is her own” and that she will not give it away (Cisneros 89). Living on Mango Street allows Esperanza to forge her own path