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"doesn't matter how new the dress Mama bought is because my feet are ugly until my uncle who is a liar says,
You are the prettiest girl here, will you dance, but I believe him, and yes, we are dancing, my Uncle Nacho and me,
only I don't want to at first. My feet swell big and heavy like plungers, but I drag them across the linoleum Roor
straight center where Uncle wants to show off the new dance we learned. And Uncle spins me, and my skinny
arms bend the way he taught me, and my mother watches, and my little cousins watch, and the boy who is my cousin by first communion watches, and everyone says, wow, who are those two who dance like in the movies, until I forget that I am wearing only ordinary shoes, brown and white, the kind my mother buys each year for school." (Cisneros 46)
This excerpt displays a vivid scene of imagery which gives us a detailed look at the esperanza's own psyche. we see her lack of confidence, but that all goes away as she dances. That's what she loves.

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"Your abuelito is dead, Papa says early one morning in my room. Esta muerto, and then as if he just heard the news himself, crumples like a coat and cries, my brave Papa cries. I have never seen my Papa cry and don't know what to do." We see Esperanza's dad cry. she hasn't even seen him cry. this scene shows the gravity of the situation as it causes the strongest character in Esperanza's life break down.

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This story has many similarities and differences to other cultures around the world. What are some ways you can relate and connect with Esperanzas experiences? What are some things that surprised you about the way she grew up that you did not experience as a child?

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In many ways, this book reminded me of the way I grew up, but at the same time made me realize how lucky I am to have grown up the way I did. It reminded me of my childhood because I mainly grew up in around my grandparents who speak Spanish and have a very similar parenting style to the Mexican culture. I grew up learning many words in Spanish. For example, the word "Shed" to me was "Chante", the word "Avocado" was "Aguacate" pronounced "Owa-cott-ay". My Grandma would often make Mexican food and we would always have large family get togethers. However, it made me feel fortunate to have grown up in a somewhat stable household.

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Culture becomes one of the main things that evolves Esperanza's identity. In the beginning she felt very suffocated by her culture and towards the end she matures because of it and  she gains a sense of who she is. How does your culture help you evolve? How does it define you?

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I think this book definitely opened my eyes to what culture really means to someone. I never thought about it so in-depth before I read this book and it has definitely made me more aware of how significant it is in everyone's lives and identities. I related to Esperanza when she knew she wanted better for herself and her life and she didn't want to take after others that didn't enjoy their lives because of their culture. When I was younger my mother prohibited me from seeing my father's side of the family because of the way they did things and I now understand and can relate to Esperanza in so many way.

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"This is the tree we chose for the First Annual Tarzan Jumping Contest." (Cisneros 22) This is foreshadowing the broken arms and the recklessness of kids.

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In this book we know Esperanza wants to escape her culture, later we learn she wants to come back and help change it to make life on mango street better. What are some things you'd change about the culture you experience everyday to make the world a better place?

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In this book I think culture is one of the main themes. I plays such a big role in Esperanza thoughts and the way she acts. I feel like many people in this country and in the world would like to escape the culture of their house or the culture of their neighborhood to live a better life. In the book esperanza realizes she is not in the place in the world and would like to change that but for now she is stuck and must endure it. The things she see and experiences shape how she turns out and ultimately pushes her to leave when she can.

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"... and nobody looked up not once the day Angel Vargas learned to fly and dropped like a sugar donut, just like a falling star, and just exploded down to earth without even an 'oh.'" (Cisneros 30) once again using like or as to compare two things this time the falling kid and a falling star. Again shows the wild nature of the kids that wouldn't have been so wild if the man stayed with the old lady to help with the kids.

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"The kids bend tree and bounce between cars and dangle upside down from knees and almost break like fancy museum vase you can't replace" (Cisneros 29) Esperanza uses the word "and" over and over to show you how wild they are. It's like she remembering how crazy they are of the top of the head and is remembering a new thing every time she says a new one. This shows the culture of the neighborhood. Had the name not left the old lady might have had a better hold on her kids and they wouldn't be so wild. But he left her to do everything herself.

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"I'll be up all night cutting bread into little triangles.." (Cisneros 43)
Esperanza wants to take a packed lunch and eat in the canteen, but her mom exaggerates by saying she'll be up all night because the rest of her siblings will end up wanting a packed lunch. This shows the cultural difference between families. You see all of the other kids that are packing their lunches or having their parents do it so they can stay at school.

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"Out from there are twenty one steps, all lopsided and jutting like crooked teeth...) (Cisneros21-22) This use like to compare the starts and crooked teeth, The stair show how poorly the house was built. even though it says they were built that way to let rain fall off them that is not how you build stairs. In a way this shows even more that Esperanza wants to get away from this area with the way she describes the stairs

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"But the house on Mango Street is not the way they told it at all. It's small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath"(Cisneros 4). The narrator uses the house on Mango Street to symbolize Esperanzas poverty and how she feels like she doesn't belong.

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"All brown all around"(Cisneros 28). Esperanza uses this to describe the people in her neighborhood. This shows that the people in her neighborhood are the same as her.

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Shows the black and white picture of a  tombstone that Epseranzas family takes when someone dies.

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Shows the black and white picture of a  tombstone that Epseranzas family takes when someone dies.

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"They will not know I have gone away to come back. For the ones I left behind. For the ones who cannot out"(Cisneros 110). 

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"They will not know I have gone away to come back. For the ones I left behind. For the ones who cannot out"(Cisneros 110). 

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In the beginning of the book Esperanza is very insecure about her home, culture, herself, and everything about her life. She says, "I knew then I had to have a house. A real house. One I could point to. But this isn't it. The house on Mango Street isn't it"(Cisneros 5). Esperanza shows that she wants better for herself and her life. Throughout the book she begins to love who she is and understand her culture. She accepts that is where she came from and that it has taught her what she wants in life. Esperanza states that she will return to Mango street to help those she left behind and make it a better place.

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This video befriely talks about how the culture esperanza experiences is not one she wants to grow up to be apart of.

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The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (Book Review)

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"Those who don't know any better come into our neighborhood scared. They think we're dangerous. They think we will attack them with shiny knives. They are stupid people who are lost and got her by mistake" (Cisneros 28) This vignette clearly shows the way outsiders see the culture and the way of living that these people are living in. They view them as bad people. AS threats when really, they're everyday people who are just like anyone else, just in different living circumstances.

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¨Two girls raggedy as rats live across the street¨(Cisneros 12). Esperanza compares the girls that live across the street to rats. This shows that even though they live in the same neighborhood as her she isn't familiar with their lifestyle.

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"Papa Who Wakes Up Tired and In the Dark"

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"Papa Who Wakes Up Tired and In the Dark"

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"I have never seen my papa cry and don't know what to do" (Cisneros 56). This shows the culture Esperanza experiences and is a pretty prominent one in society. She has never seen her father cry because she lives in a world where the men are supposed to be strong and never show emotion yet her father does and she doesn't know how to react. The strongest man she ever knew is falling apart right in front of her

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We can either Confront, Complain, or Conform.

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We can either Confront, Complain, or Conform.

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Julien S. Bourrelle talks about how when we get out from our comfort zone, and get away from places or people we group up with, we can see a difference in social identity and you can either confront the new and believe your way is correct, you can complain in which leads to isolation among people and other foreigners, or finally, you can conform with the new behavior and embrace it.

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How Culture Drives Behaviours | Julien S. Bourrelle | TEDxTrondheim

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'My Name' - "She looked out the window her whole life, the way so many women sit their sadness on an elbow. I wonder if she made the best with what she got or was she sorry because she couldn't be all the things she wanted to be. Esperanza. I have inherited her name, but I don't want to inherit her place by the window"(Cisneros 11). 

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'My Name' - "She looked out the window her whole life, the way so many women sit their sadness on an elbow. I wonder if she made the best with what she got or was she sorry because she couldn't be all the things she wanted to be. Esperanza. I have inherited her name, but I don't want to inherit her place by the window"(Cisneros 11). 

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This vignette is where we begin to learn about Esperanza's culture. She talks about the way her great-grandmother was treated because of her culture and explains that she doesn't want that life for herself.

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"Until my great-grandfather threw a sack over her head and carried her off. Just like that, as if she were a fancy chandelier"   (Cisneros 11). 

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"Until my great-grandfather threw a sack over her head and carried her off. Just like that, as if she were a fancy chandelier"   (Cisneros 11). 

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In the Latino culture, it is(was) common for the man to be more dominant in the relationship. Esperanza doesn't much like this however and seeks a new way of living.

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"Until then I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor." (Cisneros 9).

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"Until then I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor." (Cisneros 9).

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She wants to get away but she can't because she is tied down and can't move.

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"I would like to baptize myself under a new name, a name more like the real me, the one nobody sees. Esperanza as Lisandra or Maritza or Zeze the X. Yes. Something like Zeze the X will do"(Cisneros 11). 

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"I would like to baptize myself under a new name, a name more like the real me, the one nobody sees. Esperanza as Lisandra or Maritza or Zeze the X. Yes. Something like Zeze the X will do"(Cisneros 11). 

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Esperanza doesn't like her name because people find it difficult to pronounce. She says her name in spanish is too many letters and describes her name as a "muddy color."

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Culture is the customs, arts, social, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.

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The culture and lifestyle she grew up with didn't necessarily fit her views. This gave her motivation to change her future rather than being stuck in an endless loop of system and pattern.