Has anyone here read House On Mango Street?

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xhawaiiangirlx · Answer

I did when i was in high school

kenziedawn · Answer

i did but i don't remember it that much

poetryprincess · Answer

I read it when I was in school.

rhondasommer · Answer

do you guys think you could help then?

xhawaiiangirlx · Answer

sure

rhondasommer · Answer

thanks :)

rhondasommer · Answer

okay so ill post the question and then the summary of the chpater

rhondasommer · Answer

Esperanza is the narrator of this story. What is her attitude toward the Mango St. house?


The family had dreamed of a white house with lots of space and bathrooms, but the house on Mango Street has only one bedroom and one bathroom. Esperanza notes that this is not the house that she envisioned, and although her parents tell her it’s only temporary, she doubts they’ll move anytime soon. The house, however, does have some significant advantages over the family’s previous apartments. The family owns this house, so they are no longer subject to the whims of landlords, and at the old apartment, a nun made Esperanza feel ashamed about where she lived. The house on Mango Street is an improvement, but it is still not the house that Esperanza wants to point out as hers.

xhawaiiangirlx · Answer

okay well eperanza is not sad bud disappointed that the house wasn't up to her standards

rhondasommer · Answer

Okay so....what about this? 
Epseranza tells what kind of house she wishes for when she writes “…our house would have running water and pipes that worked” and again saying “…inside it would have real stairs, not hallway stairs, but stairs inside like the houses on TV. And we'd have a basement and at least three washrooms so when we took a bath we wouldn't have to tell everybody. Our house would be white with trees around it, a great big yard and grass growing without a fence” (1) Esperanza notes that this is not the house that she envisioned, and although her parents tell her it’s only temporary, she doubts they’ll move anytime soon. In the book she writes, “Temporary, says Papa. But I know how those things go” (2). The house on Mango Street is an improvement, but it is still not the house that Esperanza wants to point out as hers.