“The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros
The House on Mango Street is a novel written by Mexican-American writer Sandra Cisneros. Cisneros depicts the life of a twelve-year-old girl, Esperanza, who within a year transforms into a woman. She outlines Esperanzar’s life as she grows hips, starts to be curious about boys, evolves emotionally, and suffers sexual assault. In The House on Mango Street, Cisneros uses the recurring theme of maturity to illustrate Esperanza’s transition from adolescence to womanhood. Throughout the vignettes of the novel, Esperanza overcomes […]
