Summary Of The House On Mango Street By Sandra Cisneros

Listening in my chair as a freshman, Mr. Gonzales, my trendy teacher decided to assign The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. I dismissed the book as another tale of a white dude learning about his “tragic life” but soon I discovered that this was not the case. Those following days, I sat by the window and found a deeper meaning in this book, which embodied my culture in the realistic light along with a reassurance of my identity. Sandra Cisneros, the writer who awakened my rehabilitation from a harsh identity crisis and lack of comprehension for my community inspired the “broken soul” to rise. As a young student, majority of the books I’ve read have consisted of a male narrative; therefore the connection to the text on a personal level