Sandra Cisneros & Mango Street
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Transcript of Sandra Cisneros & Mango Street
Sandra Sandra CisneroCisneross
Biographical InfoBiographical Info
• Born in 1954 in Chicago, IL• Father is Mexican• Mother is Mexican-American• 6 brothers• Family frequently moved between Mexico
City & Chicago• Only minority in her college classes• Currently lives in San Antonio, TX
Writing StyleWriting Style
• Poetic style
• Often writes about identity (feeling like an outsider b/c she belongs to 2 cultures)
• Writes about race, gender & class
• Often uses Spanish words in her writing (bilingual writer)
House on Mango StreetHouse on Mango Street
• Written in 1984
• Based on Cisneros’ experiences living in a Puerto Rican neighborhood in Chicago
• Protagonist: Esperanza Cordero
• Setting: ghetto in Chicago
• Esperanza wants to escape the poverty of her neighborhood
House on Mango StreetHouse on Mango Street
• Series of vignettes: short scenes that focuses on one moment or gives an impression about a character, an idea, a setting, or object
• Themes: – Identity– Women being trapped– Concept of home