In-between Innocence In the novel The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, Esperanza is a young teenage girl who talks about her growing up in a place that she does not really like. One of the reasons why she does not seem to like the place in which she lives in is due to her loss of innocence. Esperanza experiences several situations that make her realize that life is not all spring and blossom, in other words life is not perfect. Some situations she goes through have a greater impact in her life than other situations that don’t really affect her daily life. Many remarkable experiences that we go through can change our life and way of thinking, sometimes this being for the good and sometimes for the bad.
The reader can tell that Esperanza wants to become a writer when the book says ‘One day I will pack my books and paper. One day I will say goodbye to Mango.’ Another goal the two have in common is to fit in. Cisneros didn’t fit in to her family because she was the only girl and had six brothers. She said that her dad always said ‘I have seven sons’ wishing he actually did. Esperanza doesn’t fit in because the only friend she has is her little sister Nenny who she doesn’t even consider her friend because she is too young.
Throughout Bronte’s “Jane Eyre,” the superstitious presence surrounding Jane represents her transformation from an insecure young girl to a strong, independent woman. Bronte showed us her development in each stage of her life through her use of superstition displayed in the locations where she lived. Although Jane lives most of her life in the adventurous, unknown world, she is given the choice to do what is expected and live a life of honor and plainness; however, she eventually realized that she could not live a life so plain because she couldn’t live without the adventure. At the beginning of the novel, the superstitious presence in the red room shows Jane’s insecurity about herself; the room itself gives a description of her personality through the room’s appearance. As she looks around the room, she recalls that “it was in this chamber he,” her uncle, “breathed his last” (19).
This applies to Jane's life when her home life wasn't great and it just kept getting worse, until she got to go to Lowood and she liked Lowood more then home. Then she went to work as a governess at Thornfield and to her it was a whole new experience for her, being appreciated. “The wheel breaks the butterfly.” My interpretation of this line is that the “wheel” is really life itself and the “butterfly” is a delicate young girls dreams and life or reality 'breaks' the dreams. The reminds me of Jane because reality hit her when she was young because of her family. She knew at a young age that life was rough and woman didn't have much say in anything.
Esperanza likes to make up stories as she wash dishes, walk up stairs, and walk to school ECT. In the chapter Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes Esperanza makes a short story about her walking up the steps. “I make a story for my life, for each step my brown shoe take” (109). This is an example of how Esperanza thinks and views writing as a way to a better life. Alicia is another character who believes education and writing is a way to a better life.
Alice's parents tell her who she is permitted to see. They also instruct her how to dress, and of course how not to. It is through experiences such as Alice's younger sister falling off the bed, under her watch, that Alice's parents have a crucial influence on her self-discovery. Specifically, Alice's relatives influence her self-discovery journey by not being supportive. As Alice had to grow up basically looking after her self and her younger siblings she learned that even if you do not have support you still need to follow your dreams and live you life.
Coming from a relatively poor family, Anastasia worked as a cleaning lady and borrowed textbooks from her classmates to save and make as much money as she could. Anastasia came to the US for a better education and life, compared to Russia’s hard and cruel standards. Anastasia is a hero because she showed courage by going to school in a whole new country, adapted to a whole new language and lifestyle, and persevered through her financial issues by working over time and saving up as much as she could. Anastasia is a hero because she showed courage by
Payne 1 “The House on Mango Street” : Esperanza’s Experiences Tyler Payne Mrs. Austin Research Paper Word Count 3557 2-17-09 Payne 2 The novel, The House on Mango Street was written by Sandra Cisneros. The novel deals with an insecure individual going by the name of Esperanza who tries to find the true meaning of life through her personal experiences. Esperanza Cordero remembers her life on Mango Street and all the people she meets while there. Although her family has not always lived there, it is perhaps the most important place she has lived, for it represents her heritage and upbringing. Esperanza tells the tales of all the people and experiences she has with her little sister, Nenny.
Giovanny Sanchez May 5, 2012 Ms. Collins Barbie’s World In everyone’s childhood there is always that one special non-living figure in their personal lives, a figure we admired, something we looked up to be, like an idol. In “You Can Never Have Too Many,” Jane Smiley thanks Barbie for the effect she had on her daughter’s lives as they were growing up to be young adults; by teaching them the feminine side of woman at an early stage, which ultimately allowed their minds to have a lot more options when it really came down to figuring out who they wanted to be at an adult stage. Smiley however, does not effectively support this argument because she gives a lot of credit to Barbie for the way her daughters turn out to be but she’s forgetting
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