The House on Mango Street (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sandra Cisneros
- First Published: 1984
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: Mid-1960’s
- Setting: Latino neighborhood in Chicago
- Principal Characters: Esperanza Cordero, Alicia, Sally, Magdelena (Nenny), Lucy, Rachel
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Social realism, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, 1960’s, Self-discovery, Class conflict, Racism, Sexism, Adolescence, Abused persons, Yards or backyards, Class consciousness, Writing, Chicago, Ethnic groups, Violence, Women’s issues, Multiculturalism, Mexican Americans, Mexico or Mexicans, Bilingualism, Latinos
- Locales: Chicago, IL
The Story:
Esperanza Cordero and her family had not always lived on Mango Street. The family of six had lived in a series of run-down apartments before finally buying a small house with crumbling brick. Esperanza was disappointed. It was not a real house, not the house she had imagined they would someday live in. They said this house was only temporary, but Esperanza knew better.
Esperanza loved her family but resented having to look after her little sister, Nenny. She hoped someday to have a best friend to play with instead. She also wanted a new name, because her...
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