This story was a pleasure to read but a little choppy! I did like how Cisneros used her poetic background to make this novel unique. It was fun to read in the aspect that I have not read a novel like it. It had a sense of flow while being choppy. There were many times when I was reading that I felt like I was reading a poem when the paragraphs became rhythmic. The novel also had a sense of adolescence. I don't know if this was due to the education of the author at the time or because the author really wanted you to feel like you were living this novel through the eyes of a young child. If the later is the case then I would say that the novel was really well done. If not, then the sentence structure and format kind of threw me for a loop and made it difficult to read.
The main theme that stuck out for me was that of sexuality. How Esperanza experienced a coming of age throughout the novel through sexuality. In the beginning it started out with little harmless men asking for kisses. To men worshiping her body. To being sexually abused. It showed how culture and the roles of males and females in specific societies jive. Esperanza's growth seemed to come mainly through the contributions of Sally. Sally's character really lead Esperanza and pushed her through all of her sexual experiences and ultimately, in my mind, lead to Esperanza's yearning for a house of her own, signifying protection and security.
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I agree with the technique used throughout the novel. The novel was a little choppy. I think this allowed us to get through the book but to see the main points. Cisneros didn't want the reader to have to linger over unimportant fluff. I think the lines were rythmic as well. The theme of the novel did appear to be of sexuality. It was a coming of age story for Esperenza. We discovered her not only finding out about her sexuality, but her desires and culture as well. She was sterotyped for where she lived, the neighborhood. She was even treated differently at school. For her the desire to move into a house away from Mango Street seemed evident.
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