Themes
Coming of Age Through various themes in The House on Mango Street Esperanza reveals herself as both a product of the community in which she […]
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Culture and Heritage
A Difference Esperanza keenly observes the struggles of Hispanic Americans who wish to preserve the essence of their heritage while striving to forge productive lives […]
Construction
A Point of View The House on Mango Street is narrated by the adolescent Esperanza, who tells her story in the form of short, vivid […]
Historical Perspective
A Mexican Immigration to the United States Cisneros plays on her dual Mexican American heritage throughout her work, and The House on Mango Street in […]
Questions
Characterize the social constraints of the women in Esperanza’s neighborhood, and describe how Esperanza both responds to and transcends the social forces in her environment. […]
Introduction
When it was first published in 1968, N. Scott Momaday’s House Made of Dawn garnered scarce critical and commercial attention. Yet within a year, it […]
N. Scott Momaday
Momaday was born on the Kiowa Reservation in Lawton, Oklahoma, on February 27, 1934. His father, Alfred Morris, was an artist and teacher; in fact, […]
Plot Summary
A Prologue The very first section of House Made of Dawn creates the mood for the story. Set in a canyon at sunrise, the protagonist […]
Characters
A Abel The protagonist of the story, Abel is a Native American war veteran who struggles to find his place in the world. Some critics […]