Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street follows the story of a young girl named Esperanza and her life experiences growing up on Mango Street, the all-Hispanic community at which people of opulence look down upon and grimace. ... " (Cisneros 41), one calls out. Still innocent and not knowing what or who he was talking about, Esperanza looks around and notices, "there is nobody around but us" (Cisneros 41). ... Benny warns them about the shoes, calling them "dangerous", but they ignore him and strut on. ... " (Cisneros 73). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, Esperanza is an extremely tragic character. ... Specifically, in the opening statement, Cisneros addressed the issue directly. ... So, obviously, Cisneros means to drill the idea about beauty into our heads. ... This was an interesting technique that Cisneros utilized. ... Sandra Cisneros obviously spent much time showing readers what to do and what not to do. ...

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• 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. ... She is embarrassed about the house she lives in, the family always had to share rooms. ... The book is mainly about a poor family trying to live in a nice house, but they can't because they don't have the money....

• Word Count: 483
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• Grade Level: High School