The vignette from The House on Mango Street that affected me the most would be “Beautiful & cruel” by Sandra Cisneros because it has a strong meaning behind its short lines. It expresses how Esperanza sees herself as young and without any growth or learning but instead wants to put herself like the love movies that she sees. “I am the ugly daughter. I am the one nobody comes for” (Cisneros, page 88). She sees that the world is impossible for her to be able to grow as an adult and time is taking too long for her. However, as a mother, her mom keeps on telling her that the time will come at the right age and you will experience the most beautiful and harsh experiences in life. This short Vignette resonates with me because since a young teenager when I was 13. I also wanted to be an adult and be able to do things older people used to do and experience. I couldn’t wait for my time to come like Esperanza, just wanted to feel loved with all the love stories and movies I used to see. “In the movies, there is always one with red red lips who is beautiful and cruel. She is the one who drives the men crazy and laughs them all away” (Cisneros, page 89). This vignette demonstrates Esperanza’s importance of being like a grown woman from the movies. Esperanza has decided not to wait around for a husband to take her away. Instead, she wants to be like the females in movies who drive the men crazy and then refuse them.
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