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"The House on Mango Street"--A Review, 2007.
A review of Sandra Cisneros' novel "The House on Mango Street ."
1,206 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 29.95
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This paper reviews Sandra Cisneros' novel, "The House on Mango Street", by focusing on the symbol of a house as presented in the book. According to the reviewer, a house is used as a symbol of comfort, freedom and self-expression instead of as a physical space. Quotes from the book are used to illustrate this thesis. The reviewer further examines the protagonist Esperanza and her views of a house. The author concludes that a house is a symbol of escape for Esperanza.
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"Not only is the house important, but the conditions that caused them to move around so often are also worth pondering. It is because the family couldn't afford a house of their own that they had to move in and out of various houses. That intensified the desire of the family to have a house of their house especially Esperanza whose desire is most pronounced. Esperanza, the protagonist of the novel, is a young child whose sense of self respect is often dented by the humiliating comments made by others. She grows up believing that her sense of self worth is closely connected with having a house of her own- a white house "with trees around it, a great big yard and grass growing without a fence" (p. 8)"
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"The House on Mango Street", 2002.
An analysis of the theme of racism in Sandra Cisneros' "The House on Mango Street".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 25.95
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This essay discusses the theme of racism in Sandra Cisneros' "The House on Mango Street". The main character Esperanza, a young Latino girl, wants to move far from Mango Street and even adopt a different name. This is a reflection of how the racist society imposes its values on visible minorities.
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"The House on Mango Street", 2007.
A discussion of "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros.
2,412 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 52.95
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The paper relates that "The House on Mango Street" is a brief and apparently very simple story, told in the innocent voice of a school-girl who describes the house to which she and her family have recently moved. The paper portrays how the story hides very important meanings about identity and society. The paper illustrates the self-awareness of a girl in a world in which she feels she can choose neither her own space nor her identity. The paper shows how the child narrator serves the purpose in demonstrating the conflict between the personal, private world and the social world.
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"The school girl begins by telling us of the new house on Mango Street which will be the residence for herself and her rather numerous family, made up of six people. As she informs us, the new house is the first house the family has really owned, after having moved around for a long time from one rented place to another. She talks about the old, dilapidated buildings in which her family lived before and about the new house, which, although their own, is again a disappointment. As opposed to the other ramshackle buildings, the narrator describes the dream house that her family had been fantasizing about for a long time: it should have stairs inside and not on the hallway, three washrooms, a basement, it should be white and surrounded by trees, and have a big yard in front."
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"The House on Mango Street", 2005.
This paper analyzes Sandra Cisneros' short stories in "The House on Mango Street" and discusses the life of Hispanics in a predominantly white society.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 22.95
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The paper examines the difficulties of forming an identity, and existing in a predominantly white society for Hispanics based on Sandra Cisneros' short stories in "The House on Mango Street."
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"The slim volume of short stories by Sandra Cisneros entitled "The House on Mango Street" are narrated by a young Hispanic girl named Esperanza, the word for hope in Spanish. Most of these stories deal with the struggles of Hispanic Americans as they try to exist in their mainly Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago. In one story Esperanza tells us about a group of trees that somehow grow in the bricks of her street. Four who do not belong but are here."
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?The House on Mango Street?, 2004.
This paper reviews ?The House on Mango Street? by Sandra Cisneros, which is dedicated to women.
1,120 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 27.95
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This paper explains that ?The House on Mango Street? by Sandra Cisneros, written from a feminist view, provides insight into the lives of strong female characters through a series of forty-four poetic vignettes. The author points out that these stories introduce the reader to the plight of Latina women and the situations they face: poverty, loveless marriages, abandonment, domestic abuse, and confinement. The paper relates that the novel creates characters who were denied physical freedom, sexual equality, educational equality, and opportunities to determine identity and place.
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"Esperanza is treated like a sexual object several times in the novel. One instance, a man took advantage of Esperanza at work. He asked for a kiss because it was his birthday. Esperanza tells the reader, ?I was about to put my lips on his cheek, he grabs my face with both hands and kisses me hard on the mouth and doesn?t let go? (Cisneros 55). Cisneros uses Esperanza experiences to show the reader the unequal value that women have in our society."
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?The House on Mango Street?, 2004.
A review of the novel, ?The House on Mango Street?, by Sandra Cisneros.
1,816 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 41.95
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This paper examines how, in ?The House on Mango Street,? Sandra Cisneros creates a beautiful story about a young girl, Esperanza Cordero, coming of age and coming to terms with her cultural heritage, sexuality, and economic circumstance. It looks at how the dominant theme and root of the novel involve the Mexican-Latino cultural values and how, throughout her novel, Cisneros illustrates the importance of religion, strong family bonds, and the Latino struggle in a foreign world. It shows how Sandra Cisneros?s patchwork of stories tells a profound tale of sexual and cultural identity within the framework of a poor, young, Chicano girl growing up in a Chicago barrio and dreaming of something more, something better.
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"Cisneros begins her novel with Esperanza describing how her family had moved so often during her youth that she could not remember them all, only a few stood out in her mind. She recalls a rundown third floor apartment on Loomis Street where a robbery had taken place in the Laundromat downstairs that left the windows boarded up on which the owners, fearing loss of business, had written that the Laundromat was still open. Esperanza, ashamed when a nun asked if she lived there, vowed that someday she would have a real house, one that she could point to without shame. Although, the house on Mango Street was not the house of her dreams, Esperanza?s parents assure her it is only temporary (Cisneros 5)."
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House on Mango Street, 2007.
This paper discusses the novel, 'The House on Mango Street' by Sandra Cisneros.
880 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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In this article, the writer discusses the novel, 'The House on Mango Street' by Sandra Cisneros. The writer points out that this is a story about the typical struggles of a Hispanic family. The writer relates that it is a picture of the various problems that many Hispanic women face in society today such as domination by men, and notes that the novel shows how women are viewed as objects and rarely valued for what they think and feel on the inside. The writer maintains that Sandra Cisneros wrote this novel so that the reader may understand the struggles and feelings of the Hispanic woman. This paper discusses how Sandra Cisneros describes the true struggles of Hispanic women in the context of a fictitious story.
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"In 'House on Mango Street', women are viewed as objects by men regardless of whether they are boyfriends, friends fathers or husbands. The women are similar to the man's possession. The young girls in the novel grow up with the mentality that looks and appearance are the most important things to a woman and that what they think and feel on the inside is irrelevant. Another sample of this masculine possession is when Cisneros also shows how Latino women are expected to be loyal to their husbands, and that a husband should have complete control of the marriage. Yet on the other hand, Cisneros describes the main character; Esperanza as not being like the typical Hispanic woman. She is different. Even though Esperanza is born and raised in the same Hispanic culture as the women around her, she is not happy with it, and knows that someday she will break free from its ties, because she is mentally strong and has a talent for telling stories."
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?The House on Mango Street?, 2006.
An analysis of the novel "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros.
893 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 0 sources, £ 22.95
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This paper examines how "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros addresses themes of home, family, poverty and self-identity. It looks at how the narrator's need for a home is very much related to her economic situation, her dreams for and frustrations towards her family, and her need to have a place of her own free from the constraints she finds both inside and outside her present domicile.
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" Her experience is that "home" is a dream that looks bleak from the poverty of Mango Street. For example, she says, "I knew then I had to have a real house. A real house. One I could point to. But this isn't it. The House on Mango Street isn't it. For the time being, Mama says. Temporary says Papa. But I know how those things go". For the main character, a real home is something distant and cloudy, something she can only look forward to in her dreams. She really desires a home where she can feel like she belongs, a home not just solid on the outside, but on the inside as well. "
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"The House on Mango Street", 2004.
An analysis of the book, "The House on Mango Street", by Sandra Cisneros, which details Esperenza?s coming-of-age as she struggles to determine who she is and to determine what her future will be.
1,658 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 38.95
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This paper suggests that the house in the novel symbolizes the place of women in society and symbolizes Esperenza?s struggles. The writer considers this in detail by describing how the house represents the place of women and how the house represents Esperenza?s identity struggle and the final realization about the reality of life for Esperenza and for all women.
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"The novel is mainly a story about Esperenza?s struggles but also extends to illustrate the struggles of all women. This is illustrated by the various other female characters who all have their own range of problems to deal with. The major struggles of these characters are all related to houses, where houses represent the place of women in society. This is especially related to the old-fashioned views where women are expected to be only housewives and mothers. This is especially important in this novel because of the ethnicity of this characters, where the ethnicity means that the expectations of women as being homemakers is stronger than usual. This is seen by Esperenza?s great-grandmother, who had similar qualities to Esperenza, but these were tamed when she was married."
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?The House on Mango Street?, 2003.
An analysis of ?The House on Mango Street? by Sandra Cisneros.
1,985 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 45.95
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This paper discusses the novel, which is a beautiful story about a young girl, Esperanza Cordero, coming of age and coming to terms with her cultural heritage, sexuality, and economic circumstances.
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"Cisneros? novel is told through the eyes of Esperanza in a series of vignettes as she recalls her life on Mango Street in Chicago?s Latino section of town. Although, she and her family lived in many houses through the years, before and after, it is the house on Mango Street that holds the greatest memories of family unity and self-empowerment for Esperanza. It is in this house on Mango Street that she becomes aware of the importance of family heritage and comes to terms with growing up female."
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"The House on Mango Street", 2002.
This essay discusses Sandra Cisneros' "The House on Mango Street", and her short stories "Only Daughter," "Barbie-Q" and "Never Marry a Mexican."
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 7 sources, £ 37.95
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This paper shows how Cisneros' themes are closely related to the experiences of Latino women and their struggle to overcome sexism and alienation in the world around them.
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"The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros., 2002.
Analysis of Sandra Cisneros' story "The House on Mango Street" and its theme of class liberation from a female perspective.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 31.95
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Sandra Cisneros provides a story of a young Latino girl, Esperanza, who dreams of distancing herself from an oppressive family and community network in the inner city of Chicago. At the same time, she knows she will never really be able to completely do so. And yet, this young girl achieves a certain redemption by affirming her female and creative self through her artistic expression. This essay will discuss this issue by examining certain parts of Cisneros's text, as well as the criticisms of Ellen McKracken and Julian Olivares. The paper will argue the thesis that Esperanza's story is very much about class liberation within a female perspective, yet that such liberation ultimately occurs within the artistic imagination of Esperanza herself.
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"House on Mango Street", 2002.
An analysis of Sandra Cisneros' "House on Mango Street".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 7 sources, £ 37.95
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This essay discusses how Cisneros' style represents a minority voice. She helps her readers share the minority experience. This is why Cisneros has had a lot of influence and success in the status of minority writers, especially in the canon of what is read and taught in schools.
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