Sandra Cisneros 'The House On Mango Street'

Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street is a coming of age story, written from the perspective of Esperanza, a 13-year-old Xicana writer living in a poverty-stricken Latino community in Chicago. Esperanza’s story is told in a series of vignettes over the course of one year. During this time, Esperanza reveals her aspirations and describes her journey into adolescence. Along the way, she finds herself in the world of women where women do not belong to themselves, but rather, their men. Esperanza’s character and Cisneros’ use of stereotypical, submissive female characters draws attention to the subjection of women in the male-dominated society she is living in. Women occupy a central role in The House on Mango Street. Esperanza is heavily