mango street

Mango street is a place where gender roles are obviously prevalent. Esperanza is a soar thumb in this community. She calls herself the ugly sister and does not abide by gender roles, instead she pushes them away. I found "sire" almost commical because she was so unwilling to cross the street like other girls would have. She like boys wanted to prove that she was tough and that she could handle what ever was thrown her way. She did not want to be like the other girls who were weak in her eyes. She is one that described Lois as this person who is somewhat preppy and tries to put herself above Lois by saying that she can tie her shoes and Lois can't. She does this because she wants to be Lois in a way. She wants to be that girl under Sire's arm. She seems a bit hipocritical.