Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street as a Künstlerroman Novel

Abstract

Künstlerroman, a sub domain of Bildungsroman, is magnificent and pertinently displayed in Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street. Cisneros has beautifully carved the evolution of Esperanza, a young Chicana girl, from a tender bud to a blooming flower as she discovers solitude in becoming a poet. The paper aims to walk down through the trail of vignettes and explore the paradigm shift in Esperanza’s life.