Sandra Cisnieros depicts women as slaves in society who are ruled by an iron fist of males in The House on Mango Street. ... The House on Mango Street brings forth circumstances where women have been sought as possessions, and also become subject to oppression by the fanaticism of males in today's society. ... In addition, in the chapter "Minerva Writes Poems," Sandra Cisneros depicts the sad existence of a girl not much older than Esperanza. ... The women in on Mango St. never really have the chance to live their life to the fullest. ... "And so the women must go on living their life...

• Word Count: 478
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, Esperanza is an extremely tragic character. ... So, obviously, Cisneros means to drill the idea about beauty into our heads. ... This was an interesting technique that Cisneros utilized. In whole, The House On Mango Street demonstrated societies oppression of Latina females in Urban communities like Chicago today. Sandra Cisneros obviously spent much time showing readers what to do and what not to do. ...

• Word Count: 1031
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School