Sandra Cisneros

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Introduction Through American Literature many writers have given a voice to the once silent. Sandra Cisneros, a writer was one of those contributors. Very few writers of her time, explored and brought to light what she did. She started a movement in the United States and within her community to bring to light the issue that once were overlooked. The Stories, poems, novels and essays she wrote touch the lives of many people, of all walks of life. Cisneros did not have the best childhood but was able to overcome many obstacles through her life. Born in Chicago, Illinois into poverty to her first book The House on Mango street selling more than six million copies (Cisneros, 2017).
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Sandra Cisneros is a Mexican American writer that …show more content…

The most notable issues she talks about in her works is how women in Mexican culture are treated and how they are depicted. In the short story woman hollering creek. She illustrates women as weak and helpless due to both cultural oppression and their helplessness as immigrants in the Unites States. During 1980s there was an immigration reform and major racism against foreigners developed in the United States (Dávila & Mora, 2001). Another social issue that was prevalent during this time was the child poverty rate in the United States from the late 1960s to early 1980s Mexican children made up 30% to 25% of the children in poverty (Jennifer, Brown & Maxwell, 2004). Although in the book The House on Mango Street she does not come and says she instead expresses it through the book in her …show more content…

Her work has become inspirational to me and it is great to find an author who I can relate too. Her depiction of the Mexican American community could not have been more spot on. From how women are wrongfully treated to the racism that Mexican Americans have endured. She also gave me another perspective on how I view women in my culture. Mexican women, sadly to this day are still treated this way but, I have hope that eventually all women can make it out of those situations. Cisneros through her work was able to reach a broad audience and in this enlist change in our society. Cisneros works also gave me a history lesson of everything my community has gone through even though we still experience similar problem in today’s society. Overall there has been major improvements in the way life of many immigrants. Cisneros works are very inspirational and just confirms many of my doubts and shows me, if a Chicana back in 1980s could rise against all odds anything is

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