Literary Terms
What is theme?
Where is Esperanza from?
Mexico
What is the author's name?
Sandra Cisneros
What is the theme of "House on Mango Street"?
Home.
"I am tired of looking at what we can't have"
Esperanza isn't happy with how she is living, and she doesn't want to see that her family doesn't have the idealized things they'd hoped for.
What is symbolism
Word or sentence that has a deeper meaning
Where does esperanza live now?
Where was the author born?
Chicago
What is the theme of "My name"?
Esperanza's identity
"When you leave, you must remember to come back for the others. A circle, understand?"
The quote means that Esperanza shouldn't forget from where she came even if she is far from the situation in which she was then.
What is juxtaposition
Subjects are placed side by side in order to compare and contrast them.
What does Esperanza mean in spanish?
Hope
What is the author's known style of writing?
Vignettes
What is the theme of "Hips"?
Becoming older
"She says she is in love, but I think she did it to escape."
Sally wanted to run from her father so she married a salesman to escape and not because she was in love.
What is bildungsroman?
Novel that focuses on the moral/psychological growth of a character.
What is one symbol of Esperanza’s ‘deep-rooted’ culture?
The children share their stuff a lot.
To whom is the mango street dedicated
Immigrants
What is the theme of "Marin"?
The role which women have in society
"I have begun my own quiet war."
She wants to become like the idealistic image in her head, beautiful and cruel.
What is social commentary?
rhetorical means that comment on the problems of the society, often criticizing them.
What is one role of women in Latino society s shown in the novel?
Mothers.
What is one award the author has won?
MacArthur Fellowship
What are the three themes repeated throughout the end of the novel?
The 3 themes were identity, home, and Women's role
"They will not know I have gone away to come back. For the ones I left behind. For the ones who cannot out."
Esperanza will not forget the people she left there, and as it's hinted at many times, she enjoys writing, so it is very likely that she will write about them.