As I read the ‘The House on Mango Street,’ I was strongly affected by the way Sandra Cisneros explores the idea of identity, and how it can be tied down to a physical place. During the course of the book, I was inspired to reflect upon the houses I grew up in and the one I live in now, and how the memories that took place there, and even the very architectural structure of the house, influenced me. Understanding the sense of self is never easy. The identity of the narrator, Esperanza, is shown through vignettes; snippets of dialogue, short reflections— but more can be discovered when viewing her and her experiences through several lenses. I chose looking at how the physical being of the house on Mango Street, the period of adolescence, the