The House on Mango Street
The instagram posts I made reflect the three themes in The House on Mango Street: Family, Womanhood, and Security. Esperanza Cordero is young girl living with her big family on Mango Street. She is the eldest of many children. She loves her family dearly and looks up the chaos of having a large family endearingly. The first post reflects this love. The second post shows Esperanza as a young girl on the verge of puberty. Throughout the novel, she slowly explores her sexuality. This photo shows the uncertainty of adolescence and the desire to know more. The third post is of Mango Street. The place Esperanza can never truly leave. It is forever in her heart. Mango Street, the most memorable of her living situation, stores her memories, her heart, and a piece of her soul. You can take the girl out of Mango Street, but you can’t take Mango Street out of Esperanza.
Hi Ashley,
ReplyDeleteYou provide us with some thoughtful images here that evoke Esperanza. I like the you can take the girl out of Mango Street line because, even though it is cliche, that accurately captures one of the main themes of the novel. It could also be useful to show us what you set as her bio and why, and I would like to see some analysis of the Mango Street image. Why this street to represent Mango Street? What about it seems similar?