The epic story of a young poor Hispanic girl of achieving true love and the ultimate dream, a house on a hill. In order for Esperanza to achieve this, she will have to go through numerous challenges a poor Hispanic would face, challenges and confrontations, which will shape her personality and emotions for a lifetime.
First of all, the setting should be discussed. The book, House on Mango Street is situated on Mango Street in the Latino area of Chicago. Crime is high in the area and so is the growing population of poor Latinos such as the Cordero family, which leads to Esperanza’s friend to move out. The setting is coincidental to the emotions of Esperanza. Esperanza refuses to seek out a man to "escape," because she has witnessed t
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