Biography Born in Chicago on December 20, 1954 Chicana writer and poet 3 rd child and only daughter in a family of 7 children 1976: Earned BA in English at Loyola University of Chicago 1978: Earned Master’s of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from University of Iowa Founder of Macondo Foundation (1988) and Alfredo Cisneros del Moral Foundation (2000)
Award-Winning Works Bad Boys (1980) The House on Mango Street My Wicked, Wicked Ways (1987) Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories (1991) Hairs=Pelitos (1994) Loose Woman: Poems (1994)
The House on Mango Street First published in 1984 A required reading in middle schools, high schools, and universities across the country Sold over 2 million copies since its first publication and is still selling strong Written in a series of vignettes Novel about a young girl named Esperanza growing up in the Latino section of Chicago
Mango Street cont. 1 st edition, 1984Translation, st Hardcover Ed., 1994
Analysis: The House on Mango Street “Marin,” “The Family of Little Feet,” “Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut & Papaya Juice on Tuesdays,” “Sally”, “What Sally Said”, & “Linoleum Roses” Urbanized Mexican-Americans and, in minor role, Puerto Ricans living in one of the nation’s largest cities Focus on wishes and desires Esperanza realizes and accepts that although she will leave Mango Street, Mango Street will never leave her
Multicultural Literature and the American Cannon The study of multicultural literature is a powerful means for literacy educators to help students develop an appreciation and understanding of their literary and cultural heritage. -Dr. Donna E. Norton
Sources Maätita, Florence. "Cisneros, Sandra." Encyclopedia of Motherhood. Ed. Andrea O'Reilly. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Reference, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 21 Nov &it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w &it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w c2ef83373de8 c2ef83373de8 Norton, Donna E., “Teaching Multicultural Literature in the Reading.” The Reading Teacher, Vol. 44, No. 1 (International Reading Association, 1990), pp
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