Esperanza's The House On Mango Street

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The House on Mango Street is about a young, Hispanic American girl named Esperanza. She lives in the house on mango street and the book takes you through a year of her life in the house. The house is an upgrade from her last home but Esperanza is still embarrassed to talk about it because it is not what she had imagined it being like. The house is run down and very small, located in a Hispanic part of Chicago. Esperanza dreamed of having a big house where the family did not have to sleep in the same rooms, but she has to accept that the house on mango street is her new home for a while. She imagines herself one day owning her own house that is luxurious and very well kept. Throughout the story, Esperanza grows as a human being, her emotions