Plot Overview

The book starts out with Esperanza

talking about her new home, which
turned out to be a disappointment for her
due to the fact that the house is ugly, old
and small.The rest of the book is stories
she tells herself, like when she got
sexually assaulted at the carnival in town
or how she met Sally and Rachel.

About the Author

Sandra Cisneros was born in 1954 and
has 6 brothers.She was teacher for high
school dropouts, a poet, arts
administrator and a college recruiter.

The House on Mango

Street
Sandra Cisneros
Angelica Jackson
9/18/16

Essential Quotes
One day I will say goodbye to Mango.I
am too strong for her to keep me here
forever

Historical Context
The book takes place in Chicago, IL,
during the mid 1980s.The 80s were
known for the introduction for Generation
X, global warming and much
more.Mentioned several times during the
book, Esperanza and her family live in
the more poverty stricken part of Chicago
where mostly latino people live there

Down, down Mango Street we

go.Rachel, Lucy, me.Our new
bicycle.Laughing the crooked ride back.

Reflections
Honestly this book was bad, I didn't enjoy
the structure of the book at all and the
storys didnt lure me in that much. But I
did learn a few things. Like watch out for
your real friends and dont let anything
hold you down from your goals

Cisneros, Sandra. The House on

Mango Street: Arte Pblico Press,

Character Analysis
Esperanza: Main character.A somewhat
of a shy girl, tells a lot of stories.Has
three friends, one brother and two sisters

Themes
The major themes in the story was
independance and growing u.Esperanza
wants to leave the house on mango
street and be free from a life than many
of her female relatives and friends have

Motifs and Symbols

Some of the major symbols from the
story were Lucy and Rachel, her two
friends that she meets on mango street.
Lucy and Rachel are immature and goofy.
I believe that these two represent the
childish side of Esperanza, while Sally, a
pretty girl who boys fawn over represents
the mature, adult side of Esperanza.