WomenâÃÂÃÂs Escape into Misery WomenâÃÂÃÂs need for male support and their husbandâÃÂÃÂs constant degradation of them was a recurring theme in the book House on Mango Street. Many of EsperanzaâÃÂÃÂs stories were about womenâÃÂÃÂs dreams of marrying, the perfect husband and having the perfect family and home. Sally, Rafaela, and Minerva are women who gave me the impression of [damselâÃÂÃÂs in distress].CLICHÃÂ, itâÃÂÃÂs ok though. ItâÃÂÃÂs relevant They wished for a man to sweep them of their feet and rescue them from their present misery. These characters are inspiring and strong but they are unable to escape the repression of the surrounding environment. *Cisneros presents a rigid world in which they lived in, and left them no other hope but to get married. Esperanza, however, is a very tough girl who knows what she wants. She will keep dreaming and striving until she gets it. She says, "I am too strong for her [Mango Street] to keep me here" (110).
Esperanza learned from all of these women that she was not going to be tied down. She said, "I have decided not to grow up tame like the others who lay their necks on the threshold waiting for the ball and chain" (88). **Especially after seeing that Sally was suffering so much. SallyâÃÂÃÂs father is making her want to leave home by beating her. Sally "said her mother rubs lard on the places were it hurts" (93). There is not enough lard in the world to be able to cure the pain within SallyâÃÂÃÂs heart. Sally, "met a marshmallow salesman at a school bazaar" (101). Pretty soon " sally got married, she has her house now, her pillowcases and her plates" (101). Her marriage seems to free her from her father, but in reality she has now stepped...