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A review by inkishkingdoms
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
4.0
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Chicano literature is so strong and the political discourse is so important. In this narrative, we can see the main character of the book that does not like to be who she is, she does not like to live where she lives, she does not like to be associated to the rest of the town. We see so many times how the latino culture of “you do what you are told” is presented on the text, mainly on the part of get a job at the age of 16, or around that. However, this is totally related to the economical struggles that the family has, like most of all the Mexican families living in the States. The father is a gardener and some might find this stereotypical but I see it more like a denounce.
Chicano literature is so strong and the political discourse is so important. In this narrative, we can see the main character of the book that does not like to be who she is, she does not like to live where she lives, she does not like to be associated to the rest of the town. We see so many times how the latino culture of “you do what you are told” is presented on the text, mainly on the part of get a job at the age of 16, or around that. However, this is totally related to the economical struggles that the family has, like most of all the Mexican families living in the States. The father is a gardener and some might find this stereotypical but I see it more like a denounce.