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A House On Mango Street has not been modified as a movie due to the fact that it is a whole bunch of short stories or vignettes.

I had never read a book such as A House on a Mango Street. It was not only composed differently with short stories that lasted about two pages, but Esperanza talked in first-person about experiences that felt so real. From playing … Continue reading →

There was a scene in which Esperazna is at a carnival with Sally and she questions why she is taken away by a man and how she is left there alone with another one. I cried through this whole scene. … Continue reading →

Sandra’s life related to me in many ways. I felt as if I was next to her through the whole book. Having strict parents is not unusual for many hispanics. The clothes you wear, the people you talk to, the … Continue reading →

Sandra Cisneros was born on 1954 in Chicago to a Mexican-American mother and a Mexican father. Having Mexican blood in them, both of her parents were strict and used to their old customs. They believed women were born to stay at home. She … Continue reading →

The House On Mango Street was first published in 1984.  It received the Before Columbus Foundation’s American Book Award in 1985. The author Sandra Cisneros is a Mexican-American writer who describes her childhood growing up in a poor neighborhood day by … Continue reading →