... like; drugs, alcohol, sex, adolescence, maturity and all the peer pressure from older siblings, friends and even in some cases strangers? In this book House on Mango Street a girl deals with these issues in many different circumstances. Some of these issues this girl deals with are maturity, sexuality. These issues will come up during the next few paragraphs. ... you where?"(Cisneros 49.) Now she has to deal with a whole new load of things like interest in the opposite sex and wanting to look good by putting make-up on and having nice hair, clothes and shoes. " What I"m saying is who h...

• Word Count: 641
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, Esperanza is an extremely tragic character. Her life, as it is documented here, was awfully disappointing until the concluding vignettes. Her ... Mr. Benny warned them against wearing them at the grocery store (41). He said the shoes were dangerous. This foreshadowed the event of Esperanza's rape. The shoes on their feet grabbed the attention of everyone, even a bum. These shoes were truly dangerous. The beauty attracted men to young girls. This counterfeit physical beauty was the ... . She lived her life with her goal being to never become wh...

• Word Count: 1031
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School