House On Mango Street Essay
In the book, House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, Esperanza the main character faces a lot of conflicts throughout the book. However, I think the one that caused the greatest change in her was the external conflict of what society and men expect of her and other woman. She found out that love was nothing like she thought it would be, and that woman are thought of as objects and not people.
In the first part of the book Esperanza was confused about what love was. As the book went on she had a dream that she was in love and it was just like the movies. For example, “I know. Is waiting for a car to stop, a star to fall, someone to change her life.” (27)In the evening they sit outside of Marin's house and talk about the future. Esperanza thinks that Marin who lives by her house is waiting for a guy to come sweep her off her feet and make everything better. But, Esperanza realizes that dreams are different from reality when, Marin actually has to work to save money to get herself back to her boyfriend in Puerto Rico, because he doesn’t have a job. Marin in her heart still believes that he will show up in a car a take her away.
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In the chapter “The First Job” Esperanza experiences sexual harassment at her first job, “I thought I would because he was so old and just as I was about to put my lips on his cheek, he grabs my face with both hands and doesn’t let go.”(55) Esperanza was being sweet and nice when she gave him a kiss but the man took over her. Him and other men think they can use woman as objects to get them to do what they want. One of the biggest parts would have to be when Esperanza got raped.It made her see what men think of her and other woman. Esperanza realizes that women have little value in the society she lives in, that men view them as objects for their pleasure or to make their lives
In the first part of the book Esperanza was confused about what love was. As the book went on she had a dream that she was in love and it was just like the movies. For example, “I know. Is waiting for a car to stop, a star to fall, someone to change her life.” (27)In the evening they sit outside of Marin's house and talk about the future. Esperanza thinks that Marin who lives by her house is waiting for a guy to come sweep her off her feet and make everything better. But, Esperanza realizes that dreams are different from reality when, Marin actually has to work to save money to get herself back to her boyfriend in Puerto Rico, because he doesn’t have a job. Marin in her heart still believes that he will show up in a car a take her away.
Esperanza made it …show more content…
In the chapter “The First Job” Esperanza experiences sexual harassment at her first job, “I thought I would because he was so old and just as I was about to put my lips on his cheek, he grabs my face with both hands and doesn’t let go.”(55) Esperanza was being sweet and nice when she gave him a kiss but the man took over her. Him and other men think they can use woman as objects to get them to do what they want. One of the biggest parts would have to be when Esperanza got raped.It made her see what men think of her and other woman. Esperanza realizes that women have little value in the society she lives in, that men view them as objects for their pleasure or to make their lives