The House on Mango Street

The story The House on Mango Street tells about the life battles and obstacles a family has. You can feel the discrimination from society when the nun keeps asking about where they live. After reading Cisneros biography, you know she feels the same way about her life from experiences. Moving from home to home and life is not getting much better. Every parent wants the best for his or her children, but some just seem to find the same cycle. One can only hope that someone can break the life cycle and move into a home he or she can be proud of. I feel the setting of the house in most in this story.

With the story The Lottery you feel the anticipation of everyone gathering together to pick the pieces of paper. Everyone gets together and gossips before the event begins. With this you feel more of the plot and setting. I feel as if I am amongst them while they are grabbing the paper out of the black box. You can see the unfairness between women and men. Men hold the upper in hand the family.

Between the two novels The House on Mango Street is written in first person, while The Lottery is written in third person. Cisneros doesn't really catch your eye when reading the name of the novel, whereas Jackson's title is of more interest. When you see the words "The Lottery," you can feel as if someone will win something big. As you read on, you start to feel as if you don't really want to win. Both writers have their way of getting across the feelings of each story. Cisneros gets to the main point faster but not with as much emphasis of putting yourself in the story. With Jackson's story, I feel as if I am amongst them and waiting for my name to be called out.

References

Sandra Cisneros. (1954). The House on Mango Street. Literature. The Human Experience. (pp.127-128)

Shirley Jackson. (1948). The Lottery. Literature. The Human Experience. (pp. 350-356)