1) For my second Lit analyses I read The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, Our main character is Esperanza. The novel primarily focuses on the obstacles Esperanza has to overcome, For example poverty, gender, and race. The novel also focuses on her home and the hate she has for it, and her dreams of one day owning the beautiful house on top of the hill.
2) From my perspective the story's theme is a blend of gender and the whole idea of being an alien in your own society. Gender plays a major role in the novel when Esperanza is exposed to the reality that women are confined to their roles in society, Taking care of the household chores and often being abused. In the novel were also introduce to the idea of being an alien in your society. Esperanza realizes that she has less opportunities then those who are native born and like many characters in the novel the sense of loneliness, isolation, shame, and not belonging.
3) The tone I would say is "HOPEFUL", because of the fact that Esperanza never loses a characters strongest aspect which is hope. "Someday I would have a best friend", "One day I will own that beautiful house", "My grandma told me that my name means hope".
4)In The House on Mango Street 5 literary elements that caught my attention was Personification, Metaphor, tone, ,and symbolism. First we see Personification when Esperanza describes that the curtains winked at her, A metaphor "Ms Dahs is the sunshine of my life,Tone is hopeful when Esperanza explains her desire to improve her life in the future, We see that the beautiful home on top of the hill symbolizes Esperanza's biggest desire, hopes, dreams, and the key element that drives her to overcome her obstacles.
