... of lack of money for further education or a house in a decent neighborhood. Women are unsuccessful at this probably even more so because they are in a social and ethnic cycle that is hard to break out of once you get into the network Class is constructed in a sense that one would wonder whether having money or not would make any difference for the people who live on Mango Street ... . If Mango Street ... how living, as a Latino in a Latino American society would be daily. The culture's traits, weaknesses, and strong points are prominently paraded through the lines of text describing Mango...

• Word Count: 1127
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... Some of her writings include "The House on Mango Street", "Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories", and "Caramelo". The Biggest Title is "The House on Mango Street". Where she writes about her house that she lived in when she was a child. Men ran her house because it was only her and her mother. She writes also how a female's life is tougher than a male. The genre of "The House on Mango Street" has ... posed a problem for many critics. Is Mango Street ... a novel, Short stories, prose poems, vignettes? ( Genre 1). "In Woman Hollering Creek" the stories are all near the Tex-Mex Border....

• Word Count: 1217
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... people do not acknowledge the inequality of women in Mexico. Discrimination between sexes is evident in the Chicano culture through women's work ethics and their expectations. Unfortunately, home is a Mexican woman's workplace. Their jobs are to cook for the family, clean the house, and take care of the children. In the novel, The House on Mango Street, written by Sandra Cisneros, clearly shows the strict and limited lives of Mexican women. In the vignette, "Boys and ... Girls," Cisneros strongly states, "the boys and the girls live in separate worlds" (Cisneros 8). Therefore, boys and ...

• Word Count: 536
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School