bookreviewTHEHOUSEONMANGOSTREETbookreviewFromWuHaoIntroductionTheHouseonMangoStreetBy[American]SandraCisnerosIntroductionThehouseonthemangostreetisoneofmyfavoriteEnglishbookcauseitdoesnotonlytellasplendidstorybutalsocontainsmanygracefulwords.It’swrittenbyafamousAmericanpoet—SandraCisneros,whogrewupinaMexicanimmigrantfamily.Shehadahardlifeinherchildhood.ManyliteraturecriticsholdaviewthatthisbookisactuallyaboutSandra’sownmemoryofheryouth,whichIapprovealot.TheprotagonistofthisbookiscalledEsperanza,alovelygirlwholivesonthemangostreet—aimmigrantsuburbintheUS.Introduction…Esperanza’sfamilyhastostruggletosurvivebuttheymakeeveryefforttosharehappinesswitheachother.Esperanzaisalsoveryoptimisticandsheneverloseherhope.Shehasmanyfriendsonthemangostreetandtheyhadmanyamusingmomentstogether.Esperanzagraduallygrewupaftermanyspecialexperiencesandshefinallyleftthemangostreetwithherfight.GracefulPartsRecommendation…WhenIamtoosadandtooskinnytokeepkeeping,whenIamatinythingagainstsomanybricks,thenitisIlookattrees.Whenthereisnothinglefttolookatonthisstreet.Fourwhogrewdespiteconcrete.Fourwhoreachanddonotforgettoreach.Fourwhoseonlyreasonistobeandbe…ThispartisEsperanza’sthoughttowardsfourtreesgrowingoutsidetheirhouse.IlikethisparagraphalotbecauseIthinkitconveysfaithandbelief.WhenIfeelupset,Ialwaysreadthisparttoseekforenergy.…Youcanneverhavetoomuchsky.Youcanfallasleepandwakeupdrunkonsky,andskycankeepyousafewhenyouaresad.Herethereistoomuchsadnessandnotenoughsky.Butterfliestooarefewandsoareflowersandmostthingsthatarebeautiful.Still,wetakewhatwecangetandmakethebestofit…IlovethisparagraphbecauseIthinkit’sfullofphilosophy.Goodthingsaresorarethatwemustknowhowtotreasurewhatwehave.GracefulPartsRecommendationMyImpressionWithanamewhichmeanshope,Esperanzaisveryhopefultothefutureaswell.Asaimmigrantsuburb,themangowasfullofcrime,robbersandfoullanguage.Butshewaseasygoing,notafraidofdarkness.Shewassympathetictopeopleinpain.Beautifulthingswouldcausehersmiling.Withthesewonderfulpersonalities,Shegrewupquicklyandwasnotaloneanymore.Thisbookisaspecialtypeofautobiography.ThewriterSandramadeapurestoryforherrealmemory.Esperanzaexperienceddifferentkindsofmisery:interribleblocks,nodreamsandsmiling.However,shestillfoundhappinessaroundher.Iamattractedbyherstrongpersonalities.Evenherfriendsbetrayedher,shekeptaHEARTlikethegoddess.Shelivedintherealwordbutshelivesasanangle.Shecouldalwayskeephopesandlovetowardslife.

MyImpressionButcanwelivelikeherifwemeetsomanytribulations?Canwelivehappilyifwearesopoor?Canwekeepaquiteheartifwearelookeddown?Canwefacetodifficultiesdirectlyifwecan’tbeatthemnow?Thismovedmedeeply.IcanfeelEsperanza’sshinningeyes.Simplebutbeautiful.Thestoryisalsoaboutlife.Theauthorsaid“Ihavegoneawaytocomeback.”Justlikelife.Bebornanddie.Goawayandcomeback.Itisdestiny.WecanchangeourdestiniesbyourpowerlikeEsperanza.MyImpressionThelanguageusedinthisbooktouchedmealot.Thosegracefulwordsarelikepoemswhichmakereadersfeelverycomfortable.ThewordsSandrausedaresoquietanddelicateinsteadofcomplexones.ItcanbecomparedtoTigerinsomewaysfrommypointofview.Allthehappin