The book, The House on Mango street, tells stories of women who have gone through some terrible things. Esperanza, the main character, is able to learn from what these women have gone throughout and this helps shape her into who she becomes. Minerva, only two years older than Esperanza, is one of these women. Minerva shows fear, entrapment and shows the gender difference in The House on Mango Street.
Minerva displays fear and entrapment by her reaction to being abused by her husband. She has two children and a husband that comes and goes as he pleases. One day, Minerva has had enough of this and tell her husband. He reacts by taking all of his belongings and leaving the house. Later in the night, he comes back and throws a rock through