The House on Mango Street

Eva Sangiorgi
Octubre 8th 2003
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

The book tells “a story about a girl who didn’t want to belong” (p. 109). It relates a young girl’s little world, from whom she would escape because it suffucates her and looks very sad and unright. Neverthenless, she knows she is part of that place and she can only go away with her fancy. In fact, even if she is very young, her sensibility makes her able to understand other people troubles and to capte the bitternerness of their lifes. More exactaly, men’s taking advantage and women’s disillusion are what most make she feel bad.
The book is written in a very informal manner, that reproduces a diary style. In fact, the sentences are usually short and the direct dialogues are reported without inverted commas. Thus, even the tecnique is according to a story told from a girl’s point of view. Moreover, the narration is organised into brief chapters too, the majority dedicated to persons who used...