In the short story "The House on Mango Street" Sandra Cisneros unfolds her childhood memories where she and her family struggled with poor living conditions on the way to their own house, and she seems to suffer from it more than anyone of the family. When one day they finally get the house of their own and her family seems to be ready to settle with it, she continues suffering because it's not "the house …showed first 75 words of 495 total…

…showed last 75 words of 495 total…says, "I knew then I had to have a house. A real house."(Cisneros 502). Our dreams are often formed by childhood experiences; once we collide with harsh reality, feel awkward or ashamed- we know for sure for ourselves: when I grow up, I'll do everything for this not to happen. And this gives us energy to achieve success. Works Cited: Cisneros, Sandra. "The House on Mango Street". 40 Short Stories. Ed. Beverly Lawn. New York: Bedford, 2001