The House on Mango Street / La Casa en Mango Street
By Sandra Cisneros (128 pages)
A linked collection of forty-four short tales that evoke the circumstances and conditions of a Hispanic American ghetto in Chicago. The narrative is seen through the eyes of Esperanza Cordero, an adolescent girl coming of age. These concise and poetic tales also offer snapshots of the roles of women in this society. They uncover the dual forces that pull Esperanza to stay rooted in her cultural traditions on the one hand, and those that compel her to pursue a better way of life outside the barrio on the other.
Host/Discussion Leader: Patty
Discussion Meeting: September 10th (6:30pm).
Cafe Ambrosia
1620 Orrington Ave (3 blocks from the Davis stop going east)
Evanston, IL 60201
