The House On Mango Street Sandra Cisneros Essay

Sandra Cisneros was born on December 20, 1954 in Chicago. Being the only daughter of seven, Sandra spent a lot of time writing about the Latina experience in the United States. As a child, her an her family moved frequently and visited Mexico often, to visit her paternal grandmother (English). In high school Sandra wrote poetry and was the editor for the literary magazine. After high school, Sandra received a BA from Loyola University in 1976. In 1978 she was rewarded the M.F.A degree at the University of Iowa Writer's Workshop. Sandra taught high school students and was a college recruiter and minority student counselor after graduating college. Later on Cisneros went to Greece for a year to work on her writing. In 1984 Sandra returned to the US

Esperanza had troubles with accepting her identity. She hated her name and she hated the fact that her and her parents lived in poverty. She struggled with her ethnicity, sexuality, and her economic status. As she gets older she starts to become aware that what defines her is writing. When she writes she can feel comfortable about herself and let go emotionally. Esperanza was a big dreamer. She dreamed of her perfect house all the time and was determined to make it come true. As she started to become a woman she dreamed of how the boys would look at her and how she actually enjoyed that. She wanted to turn her dreams into reality. On Mango street there was a huge divide between men and women. Esperanza would see how the men beat their wives and daughters to discipline them and to make sure they stay at home. She realized that just being a woman can cause enough abuse and she was not a big fan of that. She heard about her friend,Sally, constantly get beat by her father and later in her own life, was ditched by her and in the end, was raped by a group of men. In a way, Esperanza wanting to be independent was her