The main body of Latin Literature lies beneath the Platus and the second century A.D. But the main body of what people call classical Latin Literature lies underneath the first century B.C. Great writers of Rome worked in the later part of this time period their books are what we normally call the Latin classics of literature. The major works were already established in the Roman education system of the first century and we follow their works because of the loss of works the Roman critics didn’t prize. There are numerous writings that can be called technical writing but it’s not generally given its place in Latin Literature.
Sandra Cisneros is the only daughter among seven children in her family. Having six brothers around wasn’t very easy for her. Being that she was the only girl she grew up a Latina writer and her brothers attempts to make her assume a traditional female role is reflected in the feminist strains of her writings. Sandra Cisneros has many works out there and most of them do reflect the life of a woman being her and the things she went through. Her works give solace and realistic lessons about feelings which as a child she felt loneliness and shame. A good example of how Sandra’s writings speak
The House on Mango Street is the experience of a young girl who is actually the narrator of the story. The narrator who is constantly moving from one poor neighborhood of Chicago to another. In this story home is a very important concept, not being sure how many different houses her and her family have lived in she always remembers the house on Mango Street. I remember as a little kid my family and I were in a similar situation constantly moving from place to place, it was very frustrating having to move so much. Anyway, the house on Mango Street was the families first owned home. In the story the narrator shares the advantages of owning a house. She describes the sharing of neighbors, minding the landlord, and even not having to worry about paying the rent. Having this doesn’t mean happiness because for some reason the little girl is not satisfied living in the house on Mango Street. She doesn’t like that the house on Mango Street is so far away from her old neighborhood, she misses her friends and all the old times spent in that neighborhood. She is quick to describe her new house “ It’s small and red with tight steps in front and the windows so small you’d think they were holding their breath. Bricks are crumbling in places, and the front door is so swollen you have to push hard to get in.” ( The House on Mango Street/ Sandra Cisneros)
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