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. ... Cisneros uses Papa as a foil character to all the other men on Mango Street. ... Cisneros uses this man to represent how all men on Mango Street behave. ... Not a man's house. ... A house all my own " (Cisneros 108). ...

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

The book I read was The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. ... It is about a girl named Esperanza who moves into a new house on Mango Street. ... The house on Mango Street is not what Esperanza thought they would get. ... She is kind of upset because the house on Mango Street is not what she expected. ... The house on Mango Street was not what she wanted, but is what she could get. ...

• 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. ... Esperanza tells herself that she will get out of Mango Street and own her own house that she can be proud to go home to. ... Growing up on Mango Street, Esperanza sees men and marriage trap many women, including her good friend Sally. ... Mamacita and her family moved into an apartment on Mango Street. ... She decides that she wants to get a good education, then a job and move out of Mango Street and buy a house to be proud of....

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