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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 …

…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.