1. Life on Mango Street
Throughout the novel it seems man woman and child all have positions in society. ... The position of power that embodies the male is shown repeatedly in the novel. ... Esperanza seems to symbolize many young girls who feel the same way. ... Ethnicity goes hand in hand with gender because men and women have specific gender roles. ... Class plays a major part as to what luxuries are afforded to the Latino families but it doesn't seem likely that it would cancel out all of the aggression and gender roles Latino American's in this book have. ...
- Word Count: 1127
- Approx Pages: 5
- Grade Level: High School