Sandra Ciscneros the House on Mango Street Term Paper

"She says the neighborhood is getting bad" (Cisneros 13). This quote demonstrates that prejudice is an everyday issue in the world. Although times have gotten better in the prejudice scene many Americans still face the issue today. Although in many peoples eyes the issue of prejudice will not be completely abolished Americans can strive to improve. In the pieces of literature by Sandra Cisneros the reader will find many examples of racial, sexual, physical and many more types of prejudice. In the Novel Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher a young man by the name of TJ faces racial prejudice as he goes up against a young bully. Then they are encountered by a young chicano boy who is not treated like the other children solely because they perceive him as a poor immigrant. Throughout the years the theme of prejudice has been shared across tv, films, novels and more. Overall the theme shared across shows how prejudice is still a burning problem in the United States.

In the story The House on Mango Street there is a young girl named Esperanza Cordero the the reader follows her throughout her journey as a young women living in a poverty ridden area. This quote "They’ll just have to move a little farther north from Mango Street…every time people like us keep moving in" (Cisneros 13) demonstrates how the higher class citizens move

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away every time a family of latin descent move away because they are given a bad image of thieves or crooks. In addition, the reader may also notice Esperanza refers to the white people as they are not even human. This reveals the racial tensions between the two completely different groups of people. As the reader continues reading they will find that Esperanza continues to deal with all types of prejudice throughout her life.

TJ is a young boy in Washington who is one of the very few who are black in his specific area. He attends Cutter High School where he faces more than enough prejudice. The reader may find a common theme between...