House On Mango Street Essay

The House on Mango Street The novel, The House on Mango Street, written by Sandra Cisneros, is the perfect book we can use to relate to the material we have discussed in class. This novel provided short literary sketches, which are called "vignettes” that gave us several perceptions, dilemmas, thoughts, and concerns about the thought of one Hispanic girl, Esperanza that can be used to relate to every other nationality. After reading this book one can understand and interrupt the material we have learned and discussed in class differently. It helps the reader understand the life of immigrants much better. While reading this book, several different themes discussed in class were seen. Themes such as culture, identity, language, family, parents, etc. These are some of the same exact themes the immigrants from
In the novel, Mrs. Cisneros writes a vignette on page 86 called, Bums in the Attic, where Esperanza, the Hispanic girl describing her thoughts, is wishing for her ultimate dream in attaining her own home one day. This goes back to the same dream the Germans had which is also a prime example of how we can use this book and relate it to other nationalities that are not only Hispanics, as seen in the book, by using the material covered in class to further explain ones analysis. Along with expressing her dream, this vignette can also be used to illustrate the themes of family and escape. In this story Esperanza says, "One day I 'll own my own house, but I won 't forget who I am or where I came from. Passing bums will ask, Can I come in? Ill offer them in the attic, ask them to stay, because I know how it is to be without a home" (Page 87). She is hoping that when she reaches her goal in attaining her own house, she can turn her families’ fantasy dream into a