Throughout The House on Mango Street, twelve-year-old Esperanza struggles to figure out
many aspects of how she fits into the world: culturally, socially, economically, sexually, and
as a female in a male-dominated world. Describe at least three scenes from the collection
that best exemplify Esperanza’s journey to discover her identity. How does the collection’s
format represent Esperanza’s struggle to puzzle all the pieces of her identity together?
