芒果街上的少数女性展现了西裔女性崭新的自我意识，但性别的弱势决定了她们

The few women on Mango Street showed the new self-awareness of Hispanic women, but the gender weakness determines the life course of their daughters, wives, and mothers. The protagonist Esperanza refused to accept this fate. Although she "inherited the name of her great-grandmother", she was determined not to "inherit her position by the window." She realized that she wanted to "take a new name, which is more like the real me, the me that no one has seen before", owning a house of my own, "it is completely my own"

The few women on Mango Street show a new sense of self among Hispanic women, but gender vulnerability determines the life course of their daughters, wives and mothers. The hero Esperanza refused to accept such fate, although she "inherited the great-grandmother's name", but determined not to "inherit her position at the window." She realized she wanted to "take a new name, it's more like the real me, the one nobody's seen", owning a house of her own, "and it's all my own."

A small number of women on Mango Street show a new self-consciousness of Hispanic women, but the weakness of gender determines the life course of their daughter, wife and mother. Esperanza, the protagonist, refuses to accept such a fate. Although she "inherits the name of her great grandmother", she is determined not to "inherit her position by the window". She realized she wanted to "take a new name, it's more like the real me, the one nobody's ever seen," own a house of my own, "it's all my own."<br>