The House on Mango Street
The novella, The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is about a young girl named Esperanza that struggles to live a life in her neighborhood. She is being oppressed by her race and gender and is forced to live a life she doesn't want to live. Through the book Esperanza is trying to find a way to leave the street she lives on to do greater thing in her life. During the book, you see examples of people who "accepted" their fate and fallen in line to where they do nothing to stop the men on their street.
The novella, The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is about a young girl named Esperanza that struggles to live a life in her neighborhood. She is being oppressed by her race and gender and is forced to live a life she doesn't want to live. Through the book Esperanza is trying to find a way to leave the street she lives on to do greater thing in her life. During the book, you see examples of people who "accepted" their fate and fallen in line to where they do nothing to stop the men on their street.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian
The book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is about a boy named Junior, who lives on an indian reservation, wants to do more than what is expected of him. He decides to go to an all white school so he doesn't end up like everyone else in the reservation, broken and helpless. At the school Junior is faced with many obstacles and challenges that would prevent anyone else from succeeding, but not him, he works hard to accomplish his goals. He has experienced some rough patches in his life when people close to him pass, but that doesn't stop him from not becoming the man he wants to be.
The book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is about a boy named Junior, who lives on an indian reservation, wants to do more than what is expected of him. He decides to go to an all white school so he doesn't end up like everyone else in the reservation, broken and helpless. At the school Junior is faced with many obstacles and challenges that would prevent anyone else from succeeding, but not him, he works hard to accomplish his goals. He has experienced some rough patches in his life when people close to him pass, but that doesn't stop him from not becoming the man he wants to be.
The Art of Racing in the Rain
The book, The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein is about a dog ,named Enzo, who talks about the struggles that his family goes through. A custody conflict forms over Enzo's owner, denny's, daughter because of his wife's parents. Many years go by before anything good can happen to Denny and his daughter. Enzo struggles with only being able to use jesters to help the people around him. |