... is getting bad because a Hispanic family moved in, which greatly depresses Esperanza. Another thing that influences the atmosphere of the environment is the role of gender. The class of the neighborhood gets lowered because the women let themselves be taken advantage of. Usually in a society, both the man and woman are equal. Many women on Mango Street, however, are trapped in their own homes. Everyday, Rafaela, a lady Esperanza knows, "gets locked indoors because ... is that she doesn't have a friend in her neighborhood, and she longs for one. Possibly, a lack of children her own age m...

• Word Count: 463
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... Some of her writings include "The House on Mango Street", "Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories", and "Caramelo". The Biggest Title is "The House on Mango Street". Where she writes about her house that she lived in when she was a child. Men ran her house because it was only her and her mother. She writes also how a female's life is tougher than a male. The genre of "The House on Mango Street" has ... posed a problem for many critics. Is Mango Street ... a novel, Short stories, prose poems, vignettes? ( Genre 1). "In Woman Hollering Creek" the stories are all near the Tex-Mex Border....

• Word Count: 1217
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School