In Sandra Cisneros' novella, "The House on Mango Street," a thirteen year old girl named Esperanza takes the audience through a series of events as if they are living Esperanza's life with her. ... All the families that live on Mango Street are poverty stricken and Esperanza hopes to one day leave Mango Street to become successful. ... Cisneros uses Papa as a foil character to all the other men on Mango Street. ... Cisneros creates a vile image of the men on Mango Street through these unnamed characters in the novella. ... Not a man's house. ...

• Word Count: 1139
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Sexuality and gender are major themes in The House on Mango Street. ... Being valued by men becomes very important for the women on Mango Street because it means an escape for them. One character, Marin, is a perfect representative of this concept throughout the book. ... The women on Mango Street have been a major influence on Esparanza. ... You will always be Mango Street. ...

• Word Count: 1121
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Further more she wants to get out of this culture for reasons other than her desire for a larger house. ... Her husband beats her and after she leaves the house he always apologizes. ... Women are unsuccessful at this probably even more so because they are in a social and ethnic cycle that is hard to break out of once you get into the network Class is constructed in a sense that one would wonder whether having money or not would make any difference for the people who live on Mango Street. If Mango Street was in an upscale neighborhood would it really make a difference in relation to the ...

• Word Count: 1127
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School