... young people face challenges trying to achieve their education and goals in life. For example, in the novel The House on Mango Street, Esperanza has big dreams but she grows up in poverty, yet that motivates her to become successful so she ... they overcame their barriers to achieve their college education just as I too will obtain my college diploma and dreams. The House on Mango Street describes the last house Esperanza and her family moved into after renting several places. Although her parents always told her and her siblings one day they would move ... stairs, a basement, and at l...

• Word Count: 1943
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... present in a child's life it tends to shape the way he or she view things in the world. Finally, the immediate surroundings or environment can have an impact on a child's views. In The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Esperanza is faced with these three aspects in her childhood. Esperanza's lack of parental guidance, the poverty surrounding her, and the environment she lives in ... think we are dangerous," she says. Esperanza is just as scared as they are because she goes on to say, "All brown all around we are safe" (28). She is limiting her personal growth because she won't ex...

• Word Count: 1635
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... present in a child's life it tends to shape the way he or she view things in the world. Finally, the immediate surroundings or environment can have an impact on a child's views. In The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Esperanza is faced with these three aspects in her childhood. Esperanza's lack of parental guidance, the poverty surrounding her, and the environment she lives in ... think we are dangerous," she says. Esperanza is just as scared as they are because she goes on to say, "All brown all around we are safe" (28). She is limiting her personal growth because she won't ex...

• Word Count: 1631
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School