Those fears that others have towards them are the same fears that Esperanza’s community feels when they go through a neighborhood of another color. But watch us drive into a neighborhood of another color and our knees go shakity-shake and our car windows get rolled up tight and our eyes look straight” (Cisneros 28). Esperanza explains that whenever someone from “another color” go through their neighborhood they put a fear in them, that they are dangerous, and that they’ll get hurt. They think we will attack them with shiny knives” (Cisneros 28). In “Thow Who Don’t,” Esperanza considers the stereotypes and fears that whites have of Latinos and vice versa. Her identity is interwoven with the identity of the neighborhood. This novel also deals with the catholic church and its position in the Latin community, gender roles, and family connection in the barrio.Įsperanza’s community serves as a microcosm of Latinos in America. This novel shows how Esperanza’s struggle to become part of the world outside of Mango Street, it represents the desire many Chicanos have to grow beyond their neighborhoods. Esperanza observes the struggles of some Chicanos/as who wish to preserve the essence of their culture while striving to forge productive lives in the American culture. Sandra Cisneros’, strong cultural values greatly influenced “The House on Mango Street.” Esperanza’s life is the medium that Cisneros uses to bring the Latino community to her audience.
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