Sandra Cisneros grew up as one of the seven children in an traditional Mexican family. ... Throughout the story Cisneros speaks about how isolated her family made her feel. ... Cisneros also talks about her Mexican culture and the impact it had on her. ... In Cisneros's culture, a woman's place was in the home. ... When I read this I felt sorry for Cisneros. ...
The book I read was The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. The House on Mango Street is a book about culture of Chicanos, also known as Mexican Americans. It is about a girl named Esperanza who moves into a new house on Mango Street. ... She is embarrassed about the house she lives in, the family always had to share rooms. ... The book is mainly about a poor family trying to live in a nice house, but they can't because they don't have the money....
The book The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros takes place on a run down street in Chicago called Mango Street. ... The main thing she learns about is men and her feelings toward them. ... Esperanza's family had always talked about heir dream house that they planned they would own a t some point. "This was the house Papa talked about when he held a lottery ticket and this was the house Mama dreamed up in the stories she told us before we went to bed." ...
For example, how Sandra Cisneros talks about in her article ' 'Only Daughter,'' about a writer who had six brothers and would be forced to spent time with herself because her brothers would not let her play with them because they were embarrassed to be seen playing with a girl in public. ...
