... . A child lacking either of these will have a harder time as he or she reaches their adult lives. In the book The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Esperanza is forced to grow up in a bad environment. In The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Pecola is raised by two individuals that have unfit parenting styles. The Negative environment in Esperanza's life and the lack of parental influence in Pecola ... raggedy as rats live across the street. You don't want to know them. (The House on Mango Street Pg. 12) The people that surround her are all scary to her so she stays close to home. She i...

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... 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 influence the way ... 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 be...

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• 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 influence the way ... 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 be...

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