Loved, loved, loved it! This will remind you of your own neighborhood where you grew up, and the many characters (I see every one as a possible character) that surrounded your youth.
The vignettes could be used to write novels upon novels about each of the interesting characters who live on Mango Street. The imagery is superb. The characters are honest. The situations are lonely and real. I don't think I've connected to any novel in the ways that I connect with The House on Mango Street because Esperanza struggles with the same types of issues that all girls deal with...more
The vignettes could be used to write novels upon novels about each of the interesting characters who live on Mango Street. The imagery is superb. The characters are honest. The situations are lonely and real. I don't think I've connected to any novel in the ways that I connect with The House on Mango Street because Esperanza struggles with the same types of issues that all girls deal with ON TOP of dealing with issues of being "Hispanic" in America. hide