Sunday, September 19, 2010

A Cultural Experiance

The memories and very important moments of Sandra are combined in "The House on Mango Street". Sandra is the first person narrator in the story. She talked about her name and its meaning in Spanish and English and how she will be not be like her grandmother about whom she feel's sorry because her grandfather took her without her will. Many of  her  teenage experiences are similar to what people go through every day life. The story of Sandra is similar to the story of Al Hajj Malic al Sehbaz(Malcolm X). They both moved from home to home and didn't had home. Their connection to the heritage is very strong Sandra due to large family and Malcolm due to the political environment of that time and because of his father teaching him about black pride. The struggle of life make them always strive to achieve their goals of success to over come difficulties is very inspiring for every one read about their life. The autoethnography is the cultural influence of the writer having impact on the story like in "The House on the Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros the Spanish culture reflect in the story.

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  1. So you are saying that a strong connection to ethnic tradition is the comparison point between the two works.

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