House on Mango Street

Esperanza's dreams offer her the ability to persevere. It isn't a matter of torment ot hopelessness, but rather a tenacious drive to make her dreams come true. As an eleven year old, Esperanza faces the limitations of her gender and the neighborhood she grows up in..... it it her dream for a home...... for a future...... that allows her to find the person she will eventually become.