For example, in the novel The House on Mango Street, Esperanza has big dreams but she grows up in poverty, yet that motivates her to become successful so she never ends up living a life like her great grandma. ... The House on Mango Street describes the last house Esperanza and her family moved into after renting several places. Although her parents always told her and her siblings one day they would move into a house they can call their own with running water, real stairs, a basement, and at least three washrooms, this was not that house. ... But the house on Mango Street wasn't like the...

• Word Count: 1943
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

In The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Esperanza is faced with these three aspects in her childhood. ... When Esperanza moves to Mango Street she meets Cathy: She lives upstairs, over there, next door to Joe the baby-grabber. ... Two girls all raggedy live across the street. ... This type of environment makes it so Esperanza can't leave her house without finding some sort of trouble. ... Every where she looks on her street it is depressing. ...

• Word Count: 1635
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School