The novel deals with the story of a teen girl growing up in an hispanic neighborhood and the struggles she faces while growing up.Ī wide array of themes has been depicted in the novel ranging from wanting to change her life for the better, to gender discrimination, discovering oneself to experiencing adolescence and lastly understanding the sense of belonging a little better. Written by Mexican-American novelist Sandra Cisneros, 'The House On Mango Street' is a classic novel.Ĭited as a landmark novel on Chicano literature this esteemed novel won the American Book Award. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong. Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We will always aim to give you accurate information at the date of publication - however, information does change, so it’s important you do your own research, double-check and make the decision that is right for your family. We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. We strive to recommend the very best things that are suggested by our community and are things we would do ourselves - our aim is to be the trusted friend to parents. This entry was posted in Uncategorized on Maby stephanie kletas.At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. Esperanza is determined to escape and aspires to be much more as she does not want to become just another woman sitting by the window. Esperanza sheds light on these women and on her culture that continuously disregards the independence of women and incessantly promotes their codependence on a male figure. I believe that this book is for those women that feel stuck and chained up to a life that has been unfair and that has seen them withstand mistreatment from traditional patriarchal roles. As Sandra Cisneros puts it at the beginning of the book: A las Mujeres, To the Women. These women are trapped either by their fathers, husbands, children or their regrets of not rejecting these traditional roles that keep them locked up, unable to escape. Esperanza is witness of this from a young age and she puts it on herself to not become one of these many women stuck in a life that denies them freedom in becoming their own self. These women are trapped in a culture that promotes and enforces patriarchal control and oppression. Esperanza observes the women in her family and in her neighbourhood as her only role models, women who have been unable to break from the traditional roles imposed on them. The ones that sit by the window looking outside, the women who do not have a way out. I would say that one of the main takeaways for me after reading this book would be Esperanza’s desire to become her own self and not one of the many women found on Mango Street. What makes this book unique is that you don’t have to read the book from beginning to end to understand it, the reader can open any chapter and start reading. This book offers the reader a compilation of stories of different stages or different events and people in Esperanza’s life. As I continued reading, I soon found myself quite interested in Esperanza and the way she shares the stories of the people that surround her and her own life on Mango Street. As I first started reading this book, I found myself a bit confused and wasn’t quite sure how to understand the structure in which the book is written. I must say that The House on Mango Street was one of the books that I was most looking forward to in this course.
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