Sandra Cisneros grew up as one of the seven children in an traditional Mexican family. ... Cisneros always had to find a way to grab attention in her family. ... When Cisneros's father said, "siete hijos"(paragraph), he meant seven children, but Cisneros was sensitive and felt left out and got offended by the mistranslation. ... In Cisneros's culture, a woman's place was in the home. ... When I read this I felt sorry for Cisneros. ...

• Word Count: 716
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The book I read was The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. The House on Mango Street is a book about culture of Chicanos, also known as Mexican Americans. It is about a girl named Esperanza who moves into a new house on Mango Street. Before she moved to Mango Street she lived on Loomis...

• Word Count: 483
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The book The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros takes place on a run down street in Chicago called Mango Street. The main character of this book is a 13 or 14-year-old girl named Esperanza. Throughout this book she is faced with many different feelings and learns a lot of lessons in life. T...

• Word Count: 1279
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School