Sandra Cisnero’s House : Explain how and why traditional interpretations of Mexican-American women negatively affects their current circumstances and perceptions of self from a political, economic, or biological standpoint in the United States and how that issue can be addressed and/or solved.

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Sandra Cisnero’s House

  • Select one prompt from the list below. Address it effectively with a specific  statement and ample academic evidence to support your claims in at least 500 words.
  • Non-academic sources are not acceptable.
  • The use of at least three secondary sources is required, and they should be cited correctly in-text throughout your answer and on the Work Cited page.

Sandra Cisnero’s House on Mango Street germinates from her position as a double minority: Both a woman and Chicana.

Explain how and why traditional interpretations of Mexican-American women negatively affects their current circumstances and perceptions of self from a political, economic, or biological standpoint in the United States and how that issue can be addressed and/or solved.

Choose one idea and defend it with reasons, examples, details, chains of logic, the primary text, and academic secondary sources.

  • Cite the latter two types of evidence appropriately in-text.