Introduction Sandra Cisneros's novel titled The House on Mango Street tells the story of Esperanza Cordero through a series of short chapters depicting various fictional thoughts, life experiences, and observations of people from the main characters point of view. Each account is written in a unique style; an informal matter, as if the author were telling a story to a group of people. As one reads her work, one gets the feeling almost as if …showed first 75 words of 597 total…

…showed last 75 words of 597 total…must define who she wants to be and pick who her role models are. Eventually she learns her strengths and weaknesses. Secondly, I feel that a theme is the attachment to home and identity. The house on Mango Street is clearly a major point in the book and a parallel between her dreams and who she wants to be. Tied in with that, there is an underlying theme of friendships, family and relationships in general.