A Name is Not Enough: The Power of Identity in Sandra Cisneros’s ‘The House on Mango Street’

1,000words Double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt font. MLA format One-inch margins The book heavily emphasizes on cultural gender roles, identity (based on that gender role in that culture), and classism. How do gender role and expectations shape Esperanza’s identity and autonomy? How does she find herself? What does she wish to emulate that differs from the cultural norm in her community/culture? *Remember to use themes as a guiding factor to create your analysis. What’s a critical analysis essay?” Critical analysis essays combine the skills of critical reading (annotations/ notes), thinking (making connections/ seeing what the author wants you to see and analyzing what they are saying/ showing), and  writing. In a critical analysis essay, the writer (you)  considers a piece of literature (this book), a piece of nonfiction, and analyzes the author points. This type of essay focuses on the author’s thesis, argument, and point of view by adhering to logical reasoning and offering supporting evidence.

You are to use 2 outside sources to act as your evidence to validate and support your topic/ theme you are focusing on. Please utilize the 2 outside sources from your annotated bibliography assignment to act as supporting evidence. The chapter or chapters that are used as the focused in this paper will be used as examples and visuals to support your statement/ thesis.