too will be able to leave this place behind. In Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street‚ Esperanza Cordero realizes that she really can’t leave from Mango Street‚ a rundown neighborhood in Chicago. In Esperanza’s journey‚ she yearns to leave while other women such as Sally‚ Minerva‚ and Rafaela aspire to do so as well but have failed to escape the neighborhood they are succumbed to. This dream of moving away from Mango Street is a common desire between these women‚ yet their ways of attempting
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I was alone at home. It was raining heavily outside and the scenario was beautiful‚ yes‚ the prospect of the Scotch mist was alleviating as it was the first downpour of the year after about a month of desiccated summer. The twittering of the birds‚ the cries of various animals‚ the swaying movements of the leaves and the branches of the sturdy trees and the tender plants‚ along with the croaking of the frogs exemplified the glee of the delightful ‘naturaleza’. As I stood at the window that opened
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many tropical forests. There is a distinct dry season‚ which is in the winter. Savannas get all their rain in the summer months. During the dry season‚ most of the plants shrivel up and die‚ some rivers dry up‚ and most of the animals migrate to find food. In the wet season all of the plants are lush and the rivers flow freely. The animals migrate back to graze. In West Africa the rainy season begins in May. It is usually cooler during the dry season by a few degrees. The climate has a temperature
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himself up as a stagehand and director and judge and executor in a text‚ I find somehow unacceptable." This relates to The House on Mango Street in a sense that Cisneros’ writing is acceptable because she let’s Esperanza tell the story‚ only clueing in a few times. There are times where she tries to sound childish‚ but it is clearly stated. In Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street‚ Esperanza depicts her uncertainty through metaphors‚ imagery‚ and diction. The authors metaphors depict the child-like
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The House on Mango Street‚ written by Sandra Cisneros‚ is a growing up female novel written in the style of linked prose poems. The book displays the hardships of growing up as a Chicana while being surrounded by the pressure of the American dream. The main character Esperanza has trouble with her identity‚ but learns a lot of important lessons from the people around her as she matures. The struggles she faces are what creates her main quest of using her legacy to take control of her destiny. Esperanza
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Esperanza is the main character of the book‚ The House on Mango Street‚ by Sandra Cisneros. Esperanza is a latina girl growing up in Chicago‚ and moving from place to place until her family gets to Mango Street. Esperanza has conflicting ideas about Mango Street being a home to her‚ but she claims that it is not. Esperanza is a childish‚ teenager that remains a childlike throughout the novel. Esperanza has a difficult time trying to fit in with other people. Often times‚ other children will have
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adversely affecting our nature.for the last few years‚the heat and the sun both become unbearable during the summer and winter season and natural calamities have become a daily part of our life.to avoid this situation‚social foresty should be taken on a large scale and trees should be planted all around where is space for them.fruits and shedy ttrees should be planted in the rainy season specially in the yard‚around the ponds‚besides the road and the low – lying areas.without trees and forest there should
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and present. The river is intimately associated with the life and culture of the Tamil people. The peculiar thing‚ which appeals to the poets‚ is that the river presents two different spectacles in two different season. It is completely dry in summer and flooded in full in the rainy season. In this poem‚ the poet refers to the river Vaikai which flows through the city of Madurai. The word Madurai means a “sweet city”. It is a Tamil word. As a matter of fact‚ this city is the center of Tamil culture
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oblivious to the ugly side of the flooded river which brings devastation and havoc causing pain and suffering It shows their ignorance towards the sorrows of reality. They have nothing to write about the dried river in the summer season in contrast to the river in the rainy season which excites them . A.K. Ramanujan’s poem “A River” is a marvelous piece of sarcastic criticism intended at the poets who only look at the beautiful things of life and mindlessly imitate the same lines quoted by other poets
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Obstacles comes on any occasion‚ and finding a way out is challenging for anyone. Mexican American girl Esperanza moved to the house on the Mango Street the center of Latino neighborhood in Chicago. The neighborhood held numerous challenge for Esperanza‚ but she never abandon the dream she has. And that dream and hope allow her to write. Writing helps her continue when she experiences painful events like the death of her relatives‚ and even rape. Through critical and hopeful tone and uses of symbolism
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