Question

Write one paragraph explaining one of the Themes from The House on Mango Street.

Answer 1

The House on Mango Street Themes

1. Language and Names. One of the most important themes of The House on Mango Street is the power of words.
2. Gender and Sexuality.
3. Foreigness and Society.
4. Identity and Autonomy.
5. Dreams and Beauty

The moral lesson that this book teaches you is that you always belong even if you don't feel like you do. The House on Mango Street isn't just an ordinary book. . This book explores Esperanza coming of age and her sexuality.06-Nov-2008

Answer 2

Answer:

Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work.

The Power of Language

Throughout The House on Mango Street, particularly in “No Speak English,” those who are not able to communicate effectively (or at all) are relegated to the bottom levels of society. Mamacita moves to the country to be with her husband, and she becomes a prisoner of her apartment because she does not speak English. She misses home and listens to the Spanish radio station, and she is distraught when her baby begins learning English words. His new language excludes her. Similarly, Esperanza’s father could not even choose what he ate when he first moved to the country, because he did not know the words for any of the foods but ham and eggs. Esperanza’s mother may be a native English speaker, but her letter to the nuns at Esperanza’s school is unconvincing to them in part because it is poorly written.

Esperanza observes the people around her and realizes that if not knowing or not mastering the language creates powerlessness, then having the ability to manipulate language will give her power. She wants to change her name so that she can have power over her own destiny. Her Aunt Lupe tells her to keep writing because it will keep her free, and Esperanza eventually understands what her aunt means. Writing keeps Esperanza spiritually free, because putting her experiences into words gives her power over them. If she can use beautiful language to write about a terrible experience, then the experience seems less awful. Esperanza’s spiritual freedom may eventually give her the power to be literally free as well.

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