In Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street‚ a young Esperanza‚ aged about 12‚ journeys through the life of a maturing female in a run-down Chicago neighborhood. Her story is told through a series of vignettes‚ or brief descriptions of accounts of events‚ which show her experiences when on this endless journey. But in this collection of accounts‚ one seems to stand out. The vignette named A House of My Own immaculately captures the struggles‚ triumphs‚ and dreams of many immigrant women in the
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Study Questions 1-14 – The House on Mango Street “The House on Mango Street” Why does Esperanza disapprove of the house on Mango Street? Esperanza disapproved of the house because she expected the house on Mango Street to be a house with plenty of room‚ “real stairs‚” at least three bathrooms‚ and a huge yard. But in reality the house was small‚ crumbling‚ with no front yard‚ and only a small backyard. It has apartment-style stairs‚ only one bathroom‚ and only three bedrooms‚ so everyone has to
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Olivia and I sit on the roof‚ whispering about our respective days when all of a sudden we hear the sound of an Andean flute. Devan has arrived. He climbs the stairs from the roof to a farther up roof and then up a ladder to atop a water tank. "Devan‚" I warn‚ with a slight sence of jealousy for the view he must be seeing. "Let’s join‚" Olivia offers‚ and we run up to join him. At the last rung of the ladder‚ I turn to face Cerro Rico for the first time. Small yellow lights dot the outline of the
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Intro paragraph: Esperanza sees everyone in her community and in someway gets influenced by them. Whenever Esperanza sees someone in her neighborhood doing something worth writing about‚ she gets into deep thought about it. Esperanza also gets influenced by her own friends and family too. In this book Esperanza gets affected by the community she lives in and the people that live there. Body paragraphs: In this book Esperanza gets affected by the community she lives in and the people that live there
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Blood slides along my body‚ beneath my clothes and down to the floor. It’s warm‚ somehow it feels kind of nice. But it shouldn’t‚ surely this is the end of me‚ surely I’m dying. But I’m standing‚ I’m still standing. My legs beg me to give in‚ to let go and drop to the soft grass below‚ but I’m still standing. I can’t take this anymore‚ somebody find me already‚ please! Aah‚ this is driving me insane. I can’t.. Somebody.. I don’t want to die‚ please help. I can’t do this on my own‚ I’m to weak‚ I’m
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As the trees swayed with late afternoon breeze‚ Patty Pademelon was waltzing through the gum trees one sunny afternoon when he glimpsed a brightly coloured sign reading: Gum Tree Dance in the Bush! Bring your best moves to win a fantastic prize of a Build Your Own Hammock! “A dance!” thought Patty excitedly‚ “I shall go and practise my tango immediately!” And with that‚ he quickly bounced back to his hollow tree ecstatically. All day Patty Paddymelon twirled and swirled around the lush green bushland
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This passage suggests that the narrator moves a lot.This sort of lifestyle must be hard as you would have to deal with new schools‚ people‚ and surroundings.This can be a real challenge‚because it’s not easy to adjust to new surroundings every time.I personally can’t relate to the narrator‚because I haven’t moved that much‚ though the times that I have moved I know that adjusting is not always as easy as it looks like.The only puzzle left to solve is why does the narrator move so much? The narrator
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I need this money. I’m the man of the house I the one who’s supposed to take care of everyone. If my mom doesn’t get the treatment she needs she’s going to die. I wish this shit was free. What kind of man am I? Twenty seven years old living at home. What a joke‚ I am cashier at a pizzeria. What a joke I am. Some example I set for my little sister. Cashier making eight dollars an hour living in this small apartment. I need this money. I need our lives to change‚ save my mother’s life. Seriously fuck
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wherever you want.” I looked around the place and saw four customers‚ not including me. They all looked like locals. They appeared used to the surrounding filth. I walked towards a booth a saw the photo hanging above it‚ dusty and old‚ some kind of lake house scene
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Furthermore‚ women have also been fighting to gain control for their rights for their life in the face of such horrible practices such as child marriage. Forced marriage can happen at any age; it is marriage without consent from one or both individuals getting married. Equally important‚ the novel‚ The House on Mango Street‚ shows how women struggle to manage their own body as it becomes a liability to their independence as they transition into womanhood. Esperanza‚ a young girl
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