House On Mango Street

Possessions of Men “The fact is, that women are in chains, and their servitude is all more debasing because they do not realize it.” Sandra Cisnieros depicts women as slaves in society who are ruled by an iron fist of males in The House on Mango Street. She reveals the horror and pain and suffering women must go through in their everyday life. The House on Mango Street brings forth circumstances where women have been …showed first 75 words of 473 total…

…showed last 75 words of 473 total…oppressed so they continue to be tyrannized by men and they end up never escaping their so-called life. The women in on Mango St. never really have the chance to live their life to the fullest. They are tied down by the mistakes of there past and are forced to sacrifice their life for the well being of their children. “And so the women must go on living their life like a house on fire.”