Kaitlyn M. MarinProfessor David Mongor-LizarrabengoaLAL 205-0512 December 2013Representation of Latin American Women: The House on Mango Street Latin American women in the media are usually assigned typical stereotypes. Stereotypes commonly associated with Latinas are delinquents, gang members, workers, servants, or seducers. In this novel we look at the experiences that many Latin American women have to endure due to the male-dominated society. The House on Mango Street is about a young Mexican-American girl, Esperanza, who dreams of a better life. Esperanza's family moves into a new house on Mango Street, but it doesn't meet Esperanza's "dream home" expectations. The house is located in a crowded Latino neighborhood made up of low-income families. This book offers insight into the living conditions in which many poor Latin Americans live. Esperanza's family moved around a lot throughout her life. His family consists of six people; that is, her mom, her dad, Carlos, KiKi, Nenny and herself. The house on Mango Street is their new home, which is the first home they have owned and not had to pay rent. The house had a yard they didn't have to share, no landlord, and no worries about it being too noisy. It was a big improvement over the apartment they'd just moved out of, but it wasn't the dream home they'd always talked about getting one day. Esperanza's parents always talked about a house they would have one day that would be all theirs. The house on Mango Street wasn't that, it was small and dilapidated. Esperanza dreams of the day she will leave this house to live in her own. Esperanza was named after her great-grandmother. Both were born in the year of the Horse in the Chinese calendar. Esperanza describes how they believed it was bad to be born in the year of the horse if you were a woman. He believes this is a lie "because the Chinese