Similarities Between The Body And The House On Mango Street

The Harsh Reality
The Body by Stephen King and The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros are two books that do not have a lot of things in common superficially. As far as the underlying issues that are talked about and addressed in the two books, The Body and The House on Mango Street do tackle the tough problems that most people try to avoid or turn the conversation away from in general. That is the main similarity that both stories share.That is what makes these two stories so interesting. After reading both stories, the reader sees their similarities through their true hardship.
To begin with The House on Mango Street, this is a story told from the perspective of a girl, Esperanza, as she grows up and deals with the problems of living

This is the root of the argument of what these two novels have in common. Both of these stories really look into the underlying issues of the main characters while telling an fascinating story. In The House on Mango Street, Esperanza tries desperately to get out of the bad situation that she is in and she makes it known at the beginning of the story what she really wants in life. Despite her realizations, when the story reaches the end, she has a more harsh grip on reality due to her coming to true terms with her situation. The Body has that similar effect on the reader. By the end of the story, the four boys will not have really changed their ending situations. Gordon is the only member of their gang that has serious aspirations set for his future. Teddy, Chris, and Vern all set their minds on the enrollment in trade schools for general task. Gordon, however, enrolls in college preparatory classes. Reiterating on the discussion of the conclusion of both books, at the end of The House on Mango Street as much as Esperanza wants to leave Mango Street behind her, as a dark part of her past, she realizes that she cannot go through with picking up and leaving. She is reminded, by the

However, this is mainly where the similarities end. Both books actually appear vastly different and have completely different backgrounds. To begin, The House on Mango Street is seen from the perspective of a girl who has a hispanic background growing up in Chicago. The Body is seen from the perspective of a boy at different stages of his life. The differences continue into the small town backgrounds of The Body. While Esperanza is exposed to many people in her environment, thus causing her problems later on in life, the characters in The Body experience a similar discomfort with their environment. The close-knit setting of the small town can be seen as a double edged sword in their case. After the boys have a standoff with their brothers at the site of the body, they experience their wrath days later. Although Chris pulling out the gun resolved the situation at the moment, it was only temporary. The boys experienced very intense beatings that would have been worse had there been no interference by a