Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street follows the story of a young girl named Esperanza and her life experiences growing up on Mango Street, the all-Hispanic community at which people of opulence look down upon and grimace. Esperanza has always had an ideal image and dream of what living in a house should be like, and when her life on Mango Street turns out to be nothing like she expected, she struggles to make a home ... out of the place and tries to figure out her identity while doing so. Esperanza's main goal is to escape ... we are Cinderella" (Cisneros 40), comparing themselves to ...

• Word Count: 1067
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School