This novel was fun to read and one of the easier novels we have read thus far in the course. It was a little quick and to the point at parts. I think what made it so easy and quick to read was the short chapters. I think the chapter titles also played a big role throughout the novel. The titles I felt were kind of strange, or at least different. They were lengthy at times.
The novel primarily tells the coming of age story for Esperenza. Esperenza is a young girl growing up, discovering her identity, her culture, and her sexuality. She encounters several friends along the way who introduce her to a different aspect about herself. She encounters friends who help her discover her sexuality. She goes from having a fear of heels to understanding her role as a woman. She also struggles throughout the novel to discover admiration for her origins and where her home is. Throughout the novel we discover Esperenza's desire to live in a home of her own away from Mango Street. Esperenza begins to discover her role in society and in her neighborhood, as well as her family.
In parts of the book I was shocked at the treatment. I believe it was the scene in the lunchroom or in the classroom and that make me look at the treatment of other races. Even her teacher treated her differently because of her background. She was stereotyped and generalized because of her neighborhood. I believe that we do that in today's society as well. We think ..."oh your from East St. Louis, you must be dangerous." but not everybody is dangergous. We cannot categorize people by their neighborhood or origins.
Overall I really enjoyed this novel. I would enjoy reading it again someday.
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I really enjoyed this novel as well. Not that it was short but the writing style was interesting to me. Since the author is a poet I really enjoyed looking for the little ties to poetic rythm presented throughout the novel. I do think that there were times where the novel was a little pungnet but it was nontheless still good in my opinion. Maybe a little more detail.
As a male, I do not really get to see/understand a lot of the concepts that go on in this class because I do not understand what it is like to be a female. I have a general idea from all the drag shows I have been in (joking) but they are not real. I think that there are a lot of correlations between what men and women experience in their life times but they are different as well.
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