The House On Mango Street Family

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Victor Contreras Mx. -. Kim English P5 16 May 2024 Title In the novel The House on Mango Street written by Sandra Cisneros, the protagonist Esperanza is given the gift of family. Esperanza also finds her gift a burden at times. Esperanza's gift is advantageous to her because her family is a group that she can rely on. In contrast, Esperanz’s gift is also seen as an impediment. Throughout the novel, you can see how Esperanza's family supports her, but in some instances, Esperanza feels her family holds her back The Nature of Esperanza’s gift contributes to the author's theme which is finding your identity while also remembering where you come from. 1. Early on in the novel you can see the role Esperanza's family plays in her life as both a provider and a support system. Although …show more content…

And since she comes right after me, she is my responsibility... Someday I will have a best friend of my own.until then I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor” (Cisneros 8-9). This conveys Esperanza's view of her family. You can see that Esperanza feels as if her sister Nenny holds her back from discovering herself. Although Esperanza views her family as a burden, there are occasions where she can connect and feel understood by her family. You can see this explicitly when the novel states “But me and Nenny, we are more alike than you would know.One day we were passing a house that looked in my mind, like houses I had seen in Mexico.I’m not even sure why I thought it, but it seemed to feel right. Look at that house, I said, it looks like Mexico. Rachel and Lucy look at me like I’m crazy, but before they can laugh, Nenny says: Yes, that’s Mexico, all right. That's what I was thinking exactly.” (Cisneros 17-18) With this, you can see how in a situation where Esperanza would have felt embarrassed or even been ridiculed, her sister Nenny can relate to her statement and validate Esperanza’s

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