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This semester, my favorite piece of literature was "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros. I really liked how the main character, Esperanza, developed as a character. You could tell that at the beginning of the story, she wasn't happy with the life her parents could afford to give her and her siblings. She was always taught to follow the feminine stereotype from back then. As the story progressed, she matured as a character and started caring more about others and not as much just for herself. She got out of her shell when learning about her sexuality, and going out without being worried about talking to a man. In my opinion, she was the most developed character by the end of the story than in any of the other literature we read. When characters develop like that, it grabs my attention more, and makes me interested to see where the story is going.

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One movie that comes to mind is "40 Year Old Virgin". It isn't a movie that would typically come to mind when thinking about any kind of symbolism. But if you really look at it, Andy, who is played by Steve Carrel is a very lonely, kind of nerdy guy at the beginning of the movie. As he starts to hang out with new people from work, he starts to come out of his shell because of what his friends are saying and pushing him to do. Andy started to take other peoples' perspectives into his own life.

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The 40 Year Old Virgin- Mooj Gives Andy Advice

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I feel like "Indian Education" by Sherman Alexie is considered a mirror. This story focuses on a Native American kid growing up on a reserve, and going to school. Over the years he was at school, he got plenty of cruel things done to him. Each year, he was able to reflect on what has happened to him, and progress on that. He became better after every year, and began to realize, and figure out who he was. He started to accept himself for who he was, and wouldn't let anyone tell him different.

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I feel like "Two Kinds" is a window story. Jing-Mei's mother sees America as the land of opportunity and wants Jing-Mei to be successful in life. It seems as if her mother is looking out at the different opportunities her daughter has in this country, so she is trying all of these different opportunities. She isn't just focusing on herself and trying to improve. She is looking out and trying new things to see what she should do, which I think would be considered a window.

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I feel like "Fences" is also a mirror story. When Try wasn't accepted in baseball, he just quit and never looked back to get back into it. Once he got older and had a son, his son went to college and wanted to join the football team. When he told Troy, he immediately told him not to. He was scared that his kid would get the same treatment that he did when in baseball, and told him that the white man wouldn't let him get anywhere with football.

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Windows and Mirrors: The House on Mango Street

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Windows and Mirrors: The House on Mango Street

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I feel as if this story is a mirror. Esperanza started off kind of selfish when they moved into the house on mango street. She was saying it is too small, and how she can't wait to move out one day and do better. As the story progressed, she began looking back at her life, and caring more about others. She no longer wanted to leave, but wanted to stay to be there for other people and her family.

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Literary mirrors when text or a story that reflects your own culture, and helps you build your own self identity, Literary windows are when you are looking out and seeing other people's perspectives and experiences, and using it as a resource.