use the protagonist names as an allegory held throughout the story. In contrast Sandra Cisneros uses the allegorical names to directly tie with her characters while Clarice Lispector uses the names to contrast with her characters. The use of allegorical names by both authors helps provide a backstory and even a foreshadowing of the future for the protagonist of both stories. In the “House on Mango Street” Sandra Cisneros form of allegorical names directly ties with the protagonist Esperanza. The direct
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Lexi Jencopale ENGL 1302- Janders June 20th‚ 2015 Paper 4 The short story “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros is about a younger child whose family moves frequently. The child recollects the promises that one day the parents provide a home outside of poverty that isn’t dilapidated. Although the family owns the house they currently exist in‚ it is not the dream home that his parents envisioned and painted a picture of living in. When the child is playing outside a Nun on the street asks
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individuals go through in life makes them what they are. Individuals have to go through good and bad to learn love and strength. Two examples that support the validity of this quotation are Night by Elie Wiesel and The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. In Night by Elie Wiesel‚ the protagonist‚ Eliezer‚ is taken to Birkenau during World War Two with his father and is separated from the rest of his family. When seeing such horrific conditions in the concentration camp‚ Eliezer starts to lose
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Many children’s self identity change when they transfer into adulthood. In The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros‚ the protagonist‚ Esperanza‚ realizes she is becoming an adult. This transition greatly affects the way she identifies herself. Esperanza’s concept of identity changed within the novella The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros because she no longer views herself as a child and now views herself as an adult. One way Esperanza is shown as becoming an adult is through her growing
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Julia Alvarez would say in an interview who once received the advice of his mother that if not Could show what he felt wrote on a sheet of paper. Likewise‚ it is on that piece of paper that writers such as Julia Alvarez in Bilingual Sestina‚ Sandra Cisneros in The House on Mango Street and Cristina Garcia have raised a voice to make a note of what are our
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adult‚ do they? In Eleven‚ Sandra Cisneros uses different techniques to help Rachel’s age come out in her speech and thoughts. Diction‚ syntax and imagery help the reader to better interpret Rachel’s youthful thoughts and feelings. Sandra’s use of diction helps the reader understand how Rachel is feeling when she is accused of the sweater belonging to her. “…She sees I’ve shoved the red sweater to the tippy-tip corner of my desk…all over the edge like a waterfall…” (Cisneros 20) Not many adults would
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Frederick Douglass was a prisoner‚ but not in a traditional way. He was a slave who was thought of as property and he was owned. Malcolm X was physically a prisoner in the Charlestown prison. Sandra Cisneros was neglected and was put into in mental
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“Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros and “The Pie” by Gary Soto‚ both highlight the significance and experiences of young characters fighting with personal challenges in their story. Their personal conflict involves both characters being pushed by their own thoughts for the things they had done or what they were told to do. Both stories are told from a first-person point of view‚ which allows the reader to see their conflict and emotions around the issue. Both stories show a development as a person but in
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writings by offering another perspective on them and can also be used to create a tone or ambience. In “Straw Into Gold: The Metamorphosis of the Everyday‚” Sandra Cisneros uses literary devices such as metaphors‚ conceits‚ and details to reveal the reflective atmosphere of her writing in order to convey her experiences as a writer. In her story‚ Cisneros applied metaphors to offer a more elaborate perspective on the events she experienced. For instance‚ she mentioned that as a kid‚ her parents satisfied
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In the short story “Salvador Late or Early”‚ by Sandra Cisneros‚ Cisneros uniquely describes the main character Salvador. She uses detail‚ imagery‚ and diction to characterize Salvador in her short story. When she was describing Salvador‚ she makes it very simple to recognize the advance detail put in. In the first sentence‚ she stuffs and fills it with details‚ details‚ details‚ but also leaves you wanting to read more and more‚ leaving a complete description half empty‚ but full enough to question
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