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Esperanza’s dream world is an accumulation of hopes and dreams of independence due to a childhood plagued with poverty and family frustrations. In “ The House on Mango Street” Esperanza dreams of having a place all her own one whose simply décor would reflect her as a person. She is not struggling against her economic depression but rather her lack of independence. Esperanza’s need for a home is very much related to her …

…feels that she is a stranger to herself and keenly feels her lack of self-identity in a welcoming place. Her feelings of isolation are emphasized by the fact that a personified tree is her only source of comfort, as it is the sole being “that wouldn’t mind if I lay down and cried a long time.” Esperanza is forced to confront the reality that is her life by waking up from her dream world.