themes
what is the theme of house on mango street?
theme of home
What is the author's name?
Sandra Cisneros
where is esperanza from?
she is from chicago
what is symbolism?
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
i am tired of looking at what we cant have
Esperanza does not like her situation in life and does not want to be reminded that it is not what she had hoped for.
what is the them of my name?
theme of identity
Where was the author born?
Chicago
where does Esperanza live now?
mango street
What is the theme?
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic
"When you leave, you must remember to come back for the others. A circle, understand?"
Even if Esperanza leaves Mango Street, she must never forget who she is or forget those she knew..
what is the theme of hips?
theme of coming age
What is the authors known style of writing?
readable, personal, and emotional
what does esperanza mean in spanish?
hope
what is juxtaposition?
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
"She says she is in love, but I think she did it to escape."
Sally married the salesman to get out of the situation at home. It was not becaus she wanted to get married, she wanted to get away from her abusive father.
what is the theme of marin?
theme of women in society
to whom is the house on mango street dedicated ?
" to the women"
what is one symbol of esperanzas deep-rooted culture?
she has the same name as her grandmother
what is bildungsroman?
a novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education.
"I have begun my own quiet war."
she has begun a war inside her to become beautiful and cruel.
what are the three themes repeated throughout the end of the novel?
identity, home,women in society
what is one award that the author has won?
McArthur fellowship
what is one role of women in latino society as shown in the novel?
mothers and hard workers
what is social commentary?
the act of using rhetorical means to provide commentary on issues in a society.
They will not know I have gone away to come back. For the ones I left behind. For the ones who cannot out."
Even though she plans to leave one day, she will come back for them when she writes about them in her book about Mango Street.