The House On Mango Street Analytical Essay

Analyzing The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros, through a Postcolonial perspective, main categories begin to emerge among the different characters in the novel in relation to colonial hegemony. Throughout the work the characters are viewed through one or more of the categories gender roles, social class, culture, religion and power. All of the experiences discussed in the book are presented through the eyes of a young girl, the narrator.
Her journey begins by introducing the reader to a new change in her life, the new house her family has recently moved to, due to her prior home being destroyed. The beginning of the book consists of random experiences that can resemble a form of diary or journal. The narrator continuously jumps from

As expected the old women read her palm and confirm Esperanza’s goals, this provided her with a spiritual guidance or reassurance for her to complete her long term goal. Eventually Esperanza and Alicia have made up their mind, in order to improve their home town they will have to leave Mango Street and return when they are well suited to make changes. It is up to them to help change their neighborhood. Although one year has passed she has not left home yet, but she has escaped spiritually through her writing. The narrator has evolved from being tired of who she was to realizing the challenges that she faces to finally accepting them in hopes of changing them. These challenges are in different formats, the idea of women not being treated equally, cultural differences, social classes, spiritual beliefs and most importantly power. She has accepted what she has to face and now she is more determined to help people like her succeed. This change in attitude is remarkable for the simple reason that she is standing up for what she believes in and not allowing outside forces influence her. She has rejected all of the negative factors that stand against differences; she now accepts herself and does not want to change that. It will be quite a while before she is off of Mango Street but the idea behind this is that she will hopefully impact other people’s lives. Hopefully she will teach other young adults to embrace their differences and use them in order to benefit the people around them. This is relatable to the idea of people who were colonizers and the ones who were subject to this practice. In a way Esperanza is the answer to help stop assimilation among cultures, and embrace the diverse cultures we do have. It can also resemble the idea of treating others equally and with respect, this is something colonizers lacked when meeting other