Literary Terms
Repeated idea incorperated throughout
What is theme?
Chicago , IL
Where is Esperanza from?
Sandra Cisneros
What is the author’s name?
Home
What is the theme of “The House on Mango Street”?
Wanting change or acceptance
“I am tired of looking at what we can’t have.”
has meaning or several meanings
What is symbolism?
Mango Street
Where does Esperanza live now?
Chicago, IL
Where was the author born?
Identity
What is the theme of “My Name”?
No one gets left behind
“When you leave you must remember to come back for the others. A circle, understand?”
Arrangement of 2 or more ideas
What is juxtaposition?
Hope
What does Esperanza mean in Spanish?
Personal and emotional
What is the author’s known style of writing?
Coming of age
What is the theme of “Hips”?
thinking something but doing the opposite
“She says she is in love, but I think she did it to escape.”
Novel dipicting someones growth from childhood to maturnity
What is a bildungsroman?
Same name as Grandmother
What is one symbol of Esperanza’s ‘deep-rooted’ culture?
“The Women”
To whom is The House on Mango Street dedicated?
Women in society
What is the theme of “Marin”?
Unhappy with herself and background wanted something shes not
“I have begun my own quiet war.”
Act of expressing opinion on nature of society
What is social commentary?
Mom and hard workers
What is one role of women in Latino society as shown in the novel?
MacArthur Fellowship
What is one award that the author has won?
Identity, home, women/society
What are the three themes repeated throughout the end of the novel?
Getting out of your same routine
“They will not know I have gone away to come back. For the ones I left behind.
For the ones who cannot out.”