A Twitter for Esperanza by Olivia Diaz de Villegas

I decided to make a twitter for Esperanza Cordero, the protagonist of Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street. I chose the handle @Chicano_Chica1 because Esperanza is proud of her heritage, but also strives to be the best and improve her situation. Her desire to move forward is represented by the “1” in the twitter handle, since she would be the first to leave Mango Street. The avatar I chose is the Mexican flag because it represents who Esperanza is in her truest essence. The cover photo I uploaded is a photo of the House on Mango Street that I found on Sandra Cisneros’ website. I posted a lot of tweets because young women tend to share their thoughts very frequently on social media, especially when they are annoyed or angry. I followed certain accounts that I felt Esperanza would probably follow due to her age and interests such as: Revista Vanidades, Revista Cosmopolitan, UChicago, Chicago Real Estate, Hope, Sally, Nenny, Chicago Tribune, and Mexico. The magazines highlight her interests in boys and looking beautiful once she hits puberty. UChicago, Chicago Real Estate, Chicago Tribune, and Hope accounts represent her desire to move forward in life. I also selected that Esperanza follow Nenny and Sally because I feel like they are the most integral relationships she forms in the novel.