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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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    It is claimed by some people that your gender has an effect on your occupation. In other words‚ the forced gender roles shown in the past society stereotypes your occupation for life. In Sandra Cisneros’s novel “The House on Mango Street”‚ she suggests that people are put into unwanted roles and boundaries due to stereotypes. Through this book‚ as Esperanza grows up in a poorer community‚ we watch her deal with the gender stereotypes found in society. There are many clear themes found in this novel

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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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    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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    The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is about Esperanza Cordero‚ a girl living in Chicago struggling to identify who she is. Through the experiences Esperanza encounters‚ she feels neglected living in a culture where women are considered inferior to men. Observing different figures around her‚ Esperanza begins to question her own identity‚ and starts to grab her own power‚ and eventually decides to be independent. Through metaphors‚ epiphanies and symbolism‚ Cisneros conveys that repression

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    Introduction Mango‚ Mangifera indica belong to the family Anacardiaceae. It is one of the choicest fruit crops of tropical and sub-tropical regions. Mango is a very popular fruit‚ it is often referred to as ‘king of fruits’ in the tropical world (Singh et al. 2002)‚ but after consumed or used by the mango processing industry‚ mango seeds are generally only disposed of as waste (Puravankara et al. 2000; Kittiphoom 2012). On the other hand‚ enough scientific information is available regarding the nutritional

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    Identity‚ it is one of the innumerable lessons a human has to learn and find out oneself. In the novel The House On Mango Street‚ written by Sandra Cisneros‚ it shows an internal struggle with the main character trying to discover what identifies her. Throughout this novel‚ the main character‚ Esperanza‚ substantiates that she has no real home since she migrates a lot. Incidentally‚ this leads to several experiences in one home‚ to where she constantly aggravates to know how she identifies (Cisneros)

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    The House on Mango Street The novel‚ The House on Mango Street‚ written by Sandra Cisneros‚ is the perfect book we can use to relate to the material we have discussed in class. This novel provided short literary sketches‚ which are called "vignettes” that gave us several perceptions‚ dilemmas‚ thoughts‚ and concerns about the thought of one Hispanic girl‚ Esperanza that can be used to relate to every other nationality. After reading this book one can understand and interrupt the material we have

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    There are many things people have to go through to reach their dreams. Just like the author Sandra Cisneros said in her book “The House on Mango Street.” Esperanza and her family from “The House on Mango Street” had to go through countless things to find the house of their dreams and to reach the American Dream. The three main struggles to the American Dream and that Esperanzan’s family had to go through are poverty‚ language barrier‚ and education. Recently‚ there are three main obstacles to reaching

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