Cisneros Analysis Early in the book, The House on Mango Street, Cisneros wrote a perfect, true line: "The boys and the girls live in separate worlds." (8) When Cisneros creates Esperanza, a Hispanic teenager as the main character, she makes it difficult for males of other cultures to re...

Gender roles are present in every aspect of society. From a women's place is in the kitchen to boys don't cry, statements like this run rampant throughout our society. The entertainment business has also done a great job in contributing to these already present gender roles, especially t...