an opinion not based on actual experience or knowledge; For example, All Asians are smart.
What is "prejudice?"
100
An example of this is when Brando Skyhorse was given an opportunity to attend a particular college because he was considered a Native American, and therefore a member of a minority group.
What is "Affirmative Action?"
100
A short literary sketch that has rich description and meaning.
What is a "vignette?"
100
All women are irrational.
What is "stereotype?"
100
Spanish for "neighborhood."
What is a "barrio?"
200
regarded as outsiders or outcasts
What is "marginalized?"
200
The Mexican's were expected to drop the ways of their culture and to learn the American ways in order to become part of this new culture. This is also what was expected of the Native Americans when the Europeans came over to this country.
What is "assimilation?"
200
Sandra Cisneros often does not name her pronoun before using it; therefore, she is leaving out this noun that the pronoun is referring to.
What is an "antecedent?"
200
A young Latino is pulled over by a police officer for no apparent reason.
What is "racism?"
200
Mexican American female
What is "Chicana?"
300
This is discrimination, particularly against women.
What is "sexism?"
300
referring to a social group that has a common national or cultural heritage
What is "ethnic?"
300
Throughout the stories in The House on Mango Street, there is a dichotomy or struggle between childhood and womanhood as evidenced by Esperanza's experiences. These conflicting aspects of life are also defined as this.
What is "dualism?"
300
A teen-aged couple is ignored in a restaurant even though they were there before a well-dressed older couple.
What is "discrimination?"
300
Mexican American male.
What is "Chicano?"
400
When someone is excluded and deprived the right of belonging; this is often done in certain religions
What is "excommunication?"
400
When something applies to everyone no matter what their race or ethnicity is. For example, Esperanza, like all 12-year-old girls, struggles with her physical body changing as she is "coming of age."
What is "universal?"
400
The unique way Sandra Cisneros writes using vignettes, run-on sentences, lack of punctuation, extended metaphors, and themes of a young girl coming of age.
What is "author's craft or style?"
400
A woman who is CEO of a company is paid less than the male who had the job before her. This is discrimination; however, this is also something more specific.
What is "sexism?"
400
A person of Cuban, Puerto Rican, or Mexican descent.
What is "Latino?"
500
the spirit of friendship and community in a group; this class is an example
What is "comradery?"
500
In this type of society, a strong male is regarded as the head of a family, and women are often considered "less than" men.
What is "patriarchal?"
500
When accomplished writers compare, analyze, interpret, and evaluate literature.
What is "literary criticism?"
500
Esperenza and her family feel uncomfortable and roll up the windows in their car as they drive through a neighborhood with unfamiliar people of another race.