Making a stop at ‘A House on Mango Street’

MLHS sophomores pay visit at Park Square Theatre in St. Paul

 

 

 

The sophomore class saw A House on Mango Street on Wednesday at Park Square Theatre in St. Paul, paid for by a generous grant from the Remick Foundation, which also paid for each student's lunch. Chaperones were myself and Belle Harder. The House on Mango Street is a 1984 coming-of-age novel by Mexican-American writer Sandra Cisneros. It deals with Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl, and her life growing up in Chicago with Chicanos and Puerto Ricans. Esperanza is determined to "say goodbye" to her impoverished Latino neighborhood by turning to a life on the streets. Major themes include her quest for a better life and the importance of her promise to come back for "the ones [she] left behind". The novel has been critically acclaimed, and has also become a New York Times Bestseller. It has also been adapted into a stage play by Tanya Saracho.
THE 40 MEMBERS of the Mountain Lake Public High School (MLHS) sophomore class, led by their English teacher, Kim Syverson, made a stop at A House on Mango Street on Wednesday, October 26, at Park Square Theatre in St. Paul. The trip, and meal at a Twin Cities restaurant, was made possible by a generous $1,000 grant by the Remick Foundation. Belle Harder traveled along with the group as another chaperone. A House on Mango Street is a stage play by Tanya Saracho, adapted from the 1984 coming-of-age novel by Mexican-American writer Sandra Cisneros. It deals with Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl, and her life growing up in Chicago, Illinois with Chicanos and Puerto Ricans. Esperanza is determined to “say goodbye” to her impoverished Latino neighborhood by turning to a life on the streets. Major themes include her quest for a better life and the importance of her promise to come back for “the ones [she] left behind.” (Photo by Kim Syverson)

 

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