The House on Mango Street

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Summary: A Beautiful Piece of Mind
Review: I red this book my freshamn year in high school. I thought it was dumb. Upon firther inspection, I only began to realize what this book is talking about! There are so many interpretations of this book, all based on Esperanza's journey from a child to adult. Please buy this book, and read it more than once (ITS SHORT)! Then, think about everything. It really is a beatiful story of Esperanza leaving her HOUSE only to return, and find a HOME wanting for her with open arms.

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Summary: Let's get started!!
Review: Sometimes happy and sometimes sad, House on Mango Street is a great book about a little girl's life in a rough neighborhood that is centered on all the big events that happened in her life. To hear her stories told in such poetry takes a stab to the heart at times. It's a great American novel that can be sometimes similar to the reader's life when young.

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Summary: A great book...
Review: Sandra Cisneros's The House on Mango Street was a really good book. I love reading poetry and this whole book is full of poetry.The events that occur in the book are very believable because I can relate and probably so can many other people. I would recommend this book for people who love to read or people who just want to get an idea of a Hispanic Community in Chicago.
Some people may find it confusing but it's not, it's a different style of writing.It's a short read but there are many small messages but you just got to pay close attention to it.Like some say, it's the quantity of the work that counts, it's the quality that really counts.If anyone is interested in poetry or curious about the life of a Hispanic Community then go out and read this book.

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Summary: The House on Mango Street
Review: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is a wonderfully written novel about a young Latino girl growing up in Chicago. Instead of writing the book as one long story she tells the story of Esperanza with short stories, written like a diary. Cisneros separates each story by going to a new chapter. The book follows Esperanza from when she is a very young girl until she is a young adult in high school. Cisneros does a wonderful job of starting out writing from the point of view of a young child and then gradually alters the writing to eventually reflect that of a teenager. Esperanza's growing up experience gives her many convictions. She does not want to live on Mango Street and be poor. Her goal in life is to succeed and then come back and help the people that continue to live on Mango Street. By observing the people around her she decided she does not want a man to run her life. Through Esperanza's experiences and convictions Cisneros brings up many of the hardships that immigrants undergo moving into the United States. As well as poverty Cisneros bring up the language barrier and adjusting to a different culture. She also depicts much of the Latino culture, examples being the role of women and the importance of family. The beginning of the novel could be difficult for some people to get into because the chapters start out so short and do not really flow into one another very well, but I would urge you to stick with is as the book is well worth it. I would highly recommend this book not just for entertainment purposes but also if you are interested in learning more about Latinos.

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Summary: The House on Mango Street: A Room with a View
Review: Poet and fiction writer Sandra Cisneros opens her reader's eyes to the world of a young girl growing up in the Latino section of inner city Chicago. These stories of Esperanza's struggle to survive are told from a wonderfully innocent point of view. She questions those who come to her community fearing the people who live there. She sees this fear as a "stupid mistake" and goes on to tell the reader about the real people, people with names and faces, people that don't need to be feared. Imagery of carefree child thought and play are paralleled by dark images of drug abuse, racism, and sexual harassment. Moving from childood to womanhood Esparanza takes us on a heartfelt journey to find importance in her own life. She has hopes of bringing new vision back to her community in order to help those who she loves and cares about. Esperanza's journey is shown through the harsh embarassment of her living conditions to the excitement of a freedom through writing and a new found hope for her community as she leaves, knowing she will return with strength enough for all. Cisneros' writing shows the painful reality of poverty as well as the ability of the human spirit to rise above and conquer in the worst of situations. These compelling stories mirror closely those of Cisneros' own childhood growing up in the inner city of Chicago. Esperanza's fresh view of the world she lives in compels the reader to do more for their own community as well as reach out to those who are in need.

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Summary: My house report on the chapter "MY NAME"
Review: My name is Jenny. Jenny is a common name. That's why I wanted to change my name. In first through third grade I wanted my name to be Cristina or Summer. In fourth and fifth grade I wanted my name to be Mandy because I got the TLC CD and I was reading the background of the poster of them and I saw that name so I decided that I wanted to be called Mandy sp that's what my friends called me for a while. Then in seventh grade, I went to Africa and there was an African man who asked me for my name so he could carve it into a browm Moliki nut he also carved animals on them. In addition the person who made it spelled my name differently. So from then on, I spelled my name J-E-N-I instead of J-E-N-N-Y. Now I only use it for fun and I got used to my name Jenny.

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Summary: 5 stars for The House on Mango Street
Review: I felt that The House on Mango Street was an excellent book. However, I thought that the beginning started a little slow. As the book went on, the pace picked up and the vignettes became much more interesting.
The style of the book was exceptionally interesting. The book wasn't written in chapters instead the author used many short stories to create a big picture. For me, this made the book better because it was almost like a mystery. It was hard to tell what was really going on in the story until the end when all the pieces started to fit together.
I also think that Sandra Cisneros did an excellent job writing from a young child's point of view. At first all the grammar errors were making the story hard to understand, but once I realized that Cisneros was writing like this because of the age of the child I began to put myself in the place of the child. This allowed me to understand what the author was trying to say.
This book was very interesting. It showed a point of view that I'm not used to reading, a young Hispanic girl in a poor neighborhood. Sandra Cisneros did a wonderful job making me feel like I was really connected with the main character. As the reader, I felt as though I could connect with almost every vignette. The book doesn't seem fictional because all of the short stories are believable. The House on Mango Street was a wonderful book.

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Summary: House On Mango Street - Unique and Innovative
Review: The "House on Mango Street" was a very well written novel that I would recommend for others to read. Sandra Cisneros presented her novel in a very unique and imaginative way. Sandra dared to defy the critics with her distinctive format for the novel.
She had compiled her novel into different segments called "vignettes." Each vignette had told a different story for the reader to comprehend, yet in the end made up the life story of a young, Hispanic girl, Esperanza. Many people may think of these vignettes as "difficult to read through," yet I thought that it gave the book and interesting edge over other books. Throughout the book, I could actually feel how Esperanza felt from vignette to vignette. As each vignette progressed, I couldn't wait to read the next one. The book had many representations to it. I actually look at the book as a family of stories. Each story represents a member of the family, yet when tied in all together, the family is one. I am, for instance, very proud of my Hispanic heritage. Sandra Cisneros speaks of the many struggles of a young, Hispanic girl to belong not only into society, but also into her own family. As previously mentioned, I would recommend this book as a novel to read. Sandra Cisneros presents her novel in a new, innovative format that is easy to read, and thought-provoking as well.

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Summary: Mango Street an excellent read
Review: Sandra Cisneros's book, The House on Mango Street, makes for an interesting read as you see life through the eyes of a young hispanic girl growing up in inner city Chicago. The book is an exellent portrayal of the harships and challanges that she faces as she struggles with challenges in her life, and tell of the challenges those around her face. I enjoyed this book because with every vignette you found out more and more about the charactor, such as her dream of a house of her own. By the end of the book it was as though I had known her my whole life. The only part of the book I did not like was that there was no closure. You are left to wonder if this girl's drems ever came true? Or like so many others were they forgotten?

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Summary: House on Mango Street puts real life on paper
Review: Sandra Cisneros' book, The House on Mango Street is full of real life lessons. The story, which is written from a child's point of view, has the ability to open our eyes to the hardships of growing up in a poverty stricken neighborhood in Chicago. Very few books can cover as many themes and subjects as this one. Not only are there several subjects, but subjects that most of us, including myself, don't think about or incounter everyday. When reading The House on Mango Street, the reader will realize that the main characters are dealing with things like crime, poverty, abuse, and a lack of positive influence everyday. To the characters, what seems like everyday life, may strike us as horrible, unfortunate, or depressing. However, these unhappy subjects are part of life for many people and we can all learn from them. Esperanza, the main character, is a young hispanic girl growing up in this atmosphere, her attitude and outlook on things can be inspiring. Rather than accepting what she has been given and living in the ghetto for the rest of her life, she talks about getting out, about not letting a man control her, about making something of herself and finding something better. Esperanza has found that taking the negative, and looking at it as inspiration to form a positive, is what will fuel her to escape life on Mango Street. Even though Esperanza is looking to get out and find something better, she promises that she will not forget where she came from and she will not forget the people who loved her when she was living on Mango Street. Books that have the ability to educate, inspire, and still entertain are hard to come by, but Cisneros has managed to write one of those books. It is a great, "lazy day, easy reading" kind of book. I would recomend it to anyone.