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Title: The House on Mango Street


1
The House on Mango Street
2
What is a Vignette?
  • A short, well written sketch or descriptive
    scene.
  • It does not have a plot which would make it a
    short story, but it does reveal something about
    the elements in it.
  • It may reveal character, mood, or tone.
  • It may have a theme or idea of its own that it
    wants to convey.
  • It is the description of the scene or character
    that is important.
  • What may be the pro to this text structure? Why
    would an author choose to compose a text in this
    fashion?
  • Read the chapter titles and make prediction about
    what this tells us about the story?
  • What do these titles reveal about the narrator /
    speaker?

3
About Sandra Cisneros
  • Born Chicago in l954, the third child and only
    daughter in a family of seven children.
  • Occupations teacher and counselor to
    high-school dropouts, taught creative writing at
    every level except first grade and pre-school, a
    college recruiter, an arts administrator, and as
    a visiting writer
  • http//www.youtube.com/watch?v0Pyf89VsNmg
    (story)

4
Sandra Cisneros Inspiration Story
  • I am the sum of all stories that pass through
    me. And so are you.
  • What do you know? What can you write about that
    no one else can write about?
  • Writers block means youre afraid to say what you
    really mean to say.

5
I am the sum of all stories that pass through
me. Mind Mapping (activity 1.8)
  • You are in the viewing room of your life
  • Brainstorm a list of as many important moments
    (stories) in your life.
  • Of that list, find 8 stories that may share a
    common thread.
  • (need to keep this list for future use)

6
The House on Mango Street Themes
  1. Individual identity and communal loyalty
  2. Estrangement and loss
  3. Escape and return
  4. Lure of romance and the dead end of sexual
    inequality oppression
  •  

7
Mangos Appeal
  • It speaks especially to Latino Americans, but it
    captures universal pangs (of growing up and
    finding oneself of) othernessthe shame of being
    poor, of being female, of being not-quite-good
    enough.

8
A Deceptive Work
  1. Language seems simple but it possesses the
    richness of poetry.
  2. Slang and breaks from grammatical correctness
    contribute to immediacy.
  3. Narrated in a young voice, yet it's convincing
    because it's the creation of a mature and
    sophisticated writer.
  4. Stories come together to tell one complete story.
  5. Apparent randomness disguises an artful
    exploration of themes.
  • A common misconception with The House on Mango
    Street is that it is concise and readable, so
    therefore it must be unliterary. Do not be
    fooled. Cisneros is sending you a message about
    what it is like for people growing up in the
    world.

9
Think of the story of Little Red Riding Hood.
Here are some reminders
  • LRRHs mother packs her some goodies to take to
    grandmothers house
  • She starts on her way
  • She meets the wolf
  • She tells the wolf of her destination and purpose
  • She is told of a shortcut
  • The wolf goes to the house and takes care of
    grandmother and replaces her
  • LRRH is saved by a woodsman

10
What messages were being sent to you? Did you
get all of them? Ask yourself
  • The Big AHA Intelligent and sophisticated
    people send messages and they are not hidden
    messages. They are messages that they expect
    other intelligent and sophisticated people to
    understand.
  • What is LRRHs name? How old?
  • Who would send a little girl out into the woods
    with wolves?
  • What sex is the wolf? Young or mature?
  • Who saves LRRH?
  • In this story, which sex is active and which sex
    is passive?
  • Why is the dominant color red?
  • What do you think the wolf represents? the path
    through the woods?
  • What do you think the shortcut is all about?
  •  All of these questions deal with the theme.
    Theme is what the story is about.

11
Read and Respond
  • The House on Mango Street (3-5)
  • My Name (10-11)

12
Progression of House on Mango Street Vignettes
  • Begins with self family (comfort), moves to
    friends (Nenny, unknowingly her closest friend),
    wanting to grow up, experiences harsh realities
    (coat room and death), other women and the role
    they take on, signs from other women that
    Esperanza should stay strong and be more, and a
    willingness to get out and give back.
  • http//www.youtube.com/watch?vJryqbTk0ETQ
  • http//www.youtube.com/watch?vv2Axoc2K1rU
    (Chanclas and Beautiful and Cruel)
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