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    House On Mango Street

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    The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is a series of 44 vignettes describing the adolescence of Esperanza. These 44 vignettes‚ though at some points seem unconnected and unrelated‚ come back to the central symbol of the house. The homes described are a symbol of poverty and shame as well as a symbol of imprisonment‚ and this symbol reveals Esperanza’s future aspirations and themes of spousal abuse. The houses on Mango Street are a symbol of poverty and shame‚ and Esperanza realizing this

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    Women Hollering Creek

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    The story I chose was “Women Hollering Creek” by Sandra Cisneros which tells a story of Cleofilas‚ a woman who tries to emulate the life she sees on television and on soap operas. She leaves her home in Mexico and marries a man who takes her to Texas. He works a low paying job and beats and cheats on her‚ even when she giving birth to their children. Cleofilas‚ comes to see this is not the life she wants to live. She is living isolated from her family with no friends or community to help her when

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    In “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros she strongly discusses the gender roles of women. The book discusses the situation of women at the time‚ and turns to the negatives of the situation to emphasize the need of improvement. This is highlighted in the repetition of various similar cases of different women‚ and by the emphasis of the perspective of women in the eyes of society. Cisneros repeats various negative and similar cases of different women which ultimately shed light on the

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    Only Daughter

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    098B Instructor: Flournoy March 17‚ 2012 Only Daughter In her short story‚ “Only Daughter” Sandra Cisneros portrays as the progressive‚ intelligent female in a male-dominated family and society. She considers herself deserving of the attention of her male superiors despite widespread sexism that reigns in her community. However‚ despite her said belief in the importance of a female’s education‚ Sandra is no empowered female‚ no feminist‚ and no independent women. In fast she is quite the opposite

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    The House on Mango Street

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    Sandra Cisneros’ book The House on Mango Street raises a number of issues that merit further discussion. In this essay‚ you are to choose a vignette and discuss an issue that is raised by the story. Then‚ relate the issue raised by the story to your own life. You need not agree with Cisneros’ take on the issue‚ but in your essay you should use her ideas as a jumping off point for your own understanding of the issue. You will need to use quotes from the text to support your comments about Cisneros

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    novel House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros the protagonist‚ Esperanza Cordero’s thoughts‚ actions‚ and words reveal that her defining character trait is being mature although not mature enough. Esperanza has a younger sister‚ Nenny‚ though the sisters are unable to be friends because of the age gap. However‚ Esperanza desperately desires friends she can call her own‚ "tell [her] secrets to...until then [she] is a red balloon‚ a balloon tied to an anchor"( Cisneros 2). This red balloon knows that

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    “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros is series of vignettes put together to create one remarkable novel. The story unfolds from the perspective of Esperanza Cordero‚ a young Latina girl growing up in inner-city Chicago. The plot is loosely based on the author’s childhood. The setting of the novel‚ Mango Street‚ is important to the work’s themes of social classes‚ self-identity‚ and gender roles. Social class is very important to the narrator. Esperanza is ashamed of where she lives and

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    The other‚ in contrast‚ is much less significant and is seen as marginalized. A few examples of autoethnographic texts are Pocho by Jose Antonio Villarreal‚ …And the Earth Did Not Devour Him by Tomas Rivera and The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. In all three texts‚ the protagonists are a part of a marginalized culture of Mexican Americans in the United States. In order to survive‚ the marginalized group must adapt and take on the ideals of the U.S. dominant culture. This presents

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    Only Daughter

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    Only Daughter In the essay entitled “Only Daughter” by Sandra Cisneros‚ she wrote about her life growing up in a Mexican-American family of nine; to which she was the only daughter. Although her father did love her‚ he did not show it much at all. The effects on Cisneros’s life due to her father’s lack of attention while growing up were: Spending time alone‚ attending college‚ and becoming a professional writer. The first important effect due to Cisneros’s father’s lack of attention was

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    Only Daughter Analysis

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    What kind of father sends his daughter to college just to meet her future husband? This is a similar question Sandra Cisneros wants readers to ask themselves while reading her essay. In her essay‚ Only Duaghter‚ Cisneros describes the lack of support from her father while attempting to find success as a writer. Using descriptive language‚ she tells of the struggle between her Mexican-American heritage and her supposed place in the household and her love in writing. With dignified feeling she

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