The House on Mango Street- Blog #2

After I finished the novel House on Mango Street I thought the book was decent. I believe that this book was very interesting because the author described the main character's life, Esperanza, very well that the image of her life was in my head. The descriptive writing kept my attention to the book, and gave me a complete understanding of her life. Esperanza's hard times in Mango Street was shown very accurately through the events that were happening in her life. For example, her friends tried to date boys, or her neighbors that stole cars. The book had one thing that was bad and negative. The book had random chapters that confused the reader. You would read a chapter about her friends, and the next chapter was about the new neighbors. The chapters didn't come together, which made the book very confusing to understand. I liked how the author, Sandra Cisneros, described Esperanza’s characteristics. During the harsh times on Mango Street Esperanza showed her personality, which were courage, kindness, trustworthiness, honesty, and bravery. Esperanza always tried to stay optimistic in the poor conditions she had lived on Mango Street. The author Sandra Cisneros was emphasizing how sexual abuse was horrible, there were many examples that were shown through the experiences of Esperanza's life. For example, during her first day on a job an old man wanted a kiss from Esperanza, or when Esperanza’s friend, Sally, had to give a kiss to a boy to get her house keys back. At the end of the novella you understood the main point of the book, which was that even though Mango Street wasn't Esperanza's favorite place to live, she will never forget her past, even when she leaves Mango Street. Esperanza promised that she would come back to help many people that lived on Mango Street because she knew the hard conditions that the people were living in. Overall this novella was very gripping, and it got its point through the character, setting, and the descriptions. This story was a fascinating book to read!!

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