The student essay by Jennifer Douglas on "The House on Mango Street" uses transcendental signifier, logocentrism, and binary oppositions as well as alternates the privileged and the unprivileged. ... She uses a transcendental signifier by stating that "the narrator alternates between privileging reality and dream by first acknowledging the positive aspects of the house on Mango Street and then complaining that her new conditions do not conform to her hopes." ... Even at the beginning of her essay, Douglas applies logocentrism by believing that there is an ultimate reality that and serve as ...

• Word Count: 275
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For example, in the novel The House on Mango Street, Esperanza has big dreams but she grows up in poverty, yet that motivates her to become successful so she never ends up living a life like her great grandma. ... The House on Mango Street describes the last house Esperanza and her family moved into after renting several places. ... But the house on Mango Street wasn't like the house her parents described in their dream of winning the lottery. ... But the house on Mango Street isn't the house she can point to because it's sad, falling apart and very old. ... When Victor receive...

• Word Count: 1943
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School