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What specific genre of realistic fiction is The House on Mango...

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:17:52 PST

What specific genre of realistic fiction is The House on Mango Street???? (teen drama... sports fiction.. ??)

why does esperanza say that she looks down at her foot but sees a foot...

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:12:35 PST

why does esperanza say that she looks down at her foot but sees a foot that is no longer hers?

What how many symbols are in Alicia Who Sees Mice-A House On Mango...

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:00:49 PST

What how many symbols are in Alicia Who Sees Mice-A House On Mango Street? And what are they?

The Esperanza family from "The House on Mango Street" originally came...

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 20:21:02 PST

The Esperanza family from "The House on Mango Street" originally came from Mexico. This fact provides a lot of the interesting elements of the book as the family adjusts to life in a Chicago "chicano ghetto." Ultimately, though, the misogynistic men, violent fathers, and unpleasant husbands found in the book are more indicative of life in poor, urban Chicago than of life in Mexico. One of the book's major themes is Esparanza's desire to...

In the novel "The House on Mango Street," where did Esperanza's family...

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 15:59:27 PST

In the novel "The House on Mango Street," where did Esperanza's family come from?

to what extent is The House on Mango Street a bildungsroman (coming of...

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:07:54 PST

to what extent is The House on Mango Street a bildungsroman (coming of age story)?

what human rights did Rosa violate by having more kids than she can care...

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 18:36:47 PST

as a single parent, did Rosa violate any human rights?

How do i make the AP cards for my freshman year? On the book House On...

Sun, 6 Sep 2009 22:25:31 PST

How do i make the AP cards for my freshman year? On the book House On Mango Street and Of Mice And Men... Plz help

With regard to family and friends, Esperenza finds two things...

Tue, 1 Sep 2009 20:06:19 PST

With regard to family and friends, Esperenza finds two things frustrating in The House on Mango Street. First is her command of the English language. Esperenza quickly realizes that knowing English is freedom. She sees her family members and friends in her poor neighborhood as prisoners in their homes because they can’t speak the language. Esperenza vows not to be a prisoner. The second frustration for Esperenza is cultural. The clash...

In terms of family and friends, which aspect does Esperanza find most...

Tue, 1 Sep 2009 12:01:25 PST

In terms of family and friends, which aspect does Esperanza find most frustrating in The House on Mango Street?

Darius is supposed to be stupid--retarded maybe by the nuns. But his...

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:07:25 PST

Darius is supposed to be stupid--retarded maybe by the nuns. But his view of God is that God is part of the natural world. The children have fun with his ideas and can share in them. He is also very creative. The kids don't feel shame, but instead feel a sense of play and being uplifted. On the other hand, the nuns are viewing a manmade world and seeing everything that Esperanza and her cohorts are as shameful.

In the book The House on Mango Street how does Darius's veiw of god...

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:24:08 PST

In the book The House on Mango Street how does Darius's veiw of god different from the nuns' veiw of god, at least in the eyes of Esperanza?

you could describe esperanza as hard working at the beginning of this...

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 18:51:48 PST

you could describe esperanza as hard working at the beginning of this story but at the end she changes. She is a seeker and a understander. At the beginnig shes not very mature but as the story goes on she gets more mature and seems more respectful towards others. She also learns how to cope with her issues better.

The conflict in the House on Mango Street is Esperanza's struggles to...

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 15:51:12 PST

The conflict in the House on Mango Street is Esperanza's struggles to find her true identity, and her independence from the otherwise dragging and pulling circumstances that keep her stranded among a group of women much different than herself. These women include her aunts, her sister, her best friend Sally, and other Chicanas who approach love, sex, and relationships in a co-dependent way whereas Esperanza (whose English translation of her...

What is the conflict and solution in the book titled The House on Mango...

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 13:44:40 PST

What is the conflict and solution in the book titled The House on Mango street?

Since the novel is about a girl's understanding of self and unlocking...

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:14:10 PST

Since the novel is about a girl's understanding of self and unlocking the keys to her emerging and evolving identity, it's going to be hard to pick out symbols because as she grows up, most anything and everything have symbolic meaning. Certainly, language is one symbol. Esperanza understands the symbolic quality of language and voice. In not understanding English, the symbolic meaning is that one is placed at a distinct disadvantage in...

What are some symbols in The House on Mango Street?

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:16:27 PST

What are some symbols in The House on Mango Street?

Both Esperanza and her mother have dreams of a better life; both want...

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:57:36 PST

Both Esperanza and her mother have dreams of a better life; both want something more than the house on Mango Street. The house on Mango Street is "small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath...the house has only one washroom...(and) everybody has to share a bedroom". Esperanza is ashamed to admit to the Sister at school that she lives in this house, and Mama insists that this...

Discuss the relationship between Esperanza and her mother in The House...

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:11:38 PST

Discuss the relationship between Esperanza and her mother in The House on Mango Street.

What are some causes and effects of "House on Mango Street"?

Wed, 20 May 2009 06:42:47 PST

What are some causes and effects of "House on Mango Street"?