... 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 her husband is afraid [she] will run away since she is too beautiful." Sally, this girl who is at the age who likes to flir...

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

... 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. And the lang...

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