The House On Mango Street Cisneros Analysis

Sandra Cisneros in the novel The House on Mango Street writes about culture, racism, languages, names, poverty, discrimination, friends and family to convey that racism causes insecurities in cultures. Esperanza is a dreamer, independent and occasionally unmindful.
Cisneros shows that Esperanza is a dreamer when she describes the house Esperanza imagines what her new house would look like. Because Esperanza said “Our house would be white with trees around it, a great big yard and grass growing without a fence” [Cisneros 4] readers can infer that Esperanza is a dreamer.
By using a metaphor, Cisneros shows that Esperanza is independent. When Esperanza, opinionated and insecure, said “Nenny is too young to be my friend… Until then I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor” [Cisneros 8-9] readers can infer that Esperanza longs to be independent.
When Esperanza witnessed “They put handcuffs on him and put him in the backseat of the cop car...” [Cisneros 25], her reaction “...we all waved as they drove away” [Cisneros 25] allows reader to conclude that Esperanza is unaware of what is happening.

When Esperanza described the house she imagined, she went into detail about everything surrounding the house, which leads the readers to infer that she is a dreamer. The readers can tell that Esperanza is independent because she vocalizes to her sister that she is too young to be her friend. Esperanza waves to Louis cousin as he is being taken away in the cop car, readers can recognize that she is clueless. All readers need to seek evidence for character development, while reading because it helps the readers understand the