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The main character in The House on Mango Street Esperanza Cordero, written by Sandra Cisneros, is living the complete opposite of Daisy. Her family and her live in this really poor neighborhood in Chicago. Her parents struggled really hard to support the family and they have to move around from different homes all the time. Esperanza is this really curious, innocent, naive, and nice girl. She cares about her family so much, but at the same time is a little embarrassed by the fact that they live in this run down old one bedroom house. She wants the best for her family. The whole story is about Esperanza growing mature and living on Mango Street.
“They always told us that one day we would move into a house, a real house that would be ours for
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