Sandra Cisneros My Name Summary

The author of “My Name”, Sandra Cisneros and the author of “My Name”, Ryan Schey, both wrote about their acceptance of their name. They both use many metaphors and simile when talking about their names. The readings show how the authors feel about their names, also how people feel about their names. They come with research and knowledge about the names they were given. I will analyze “My Name” by Sandra Cisneros and “My Name” by Ryan Schey in order to describe the relationship between a name and personal acceptance with society. I believe that the way society views your name will affect the way you that feel about your name.
In “My Name” by Sandra Cisneros, the reading shows the relationship between her name and the personal acceptance that society has with her name. The reading states, “In English my name means hope. In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means waiting. It is like the number nine. A muddy color. It is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing” (Cisneros 1).

The reading states, “I would like to baptize myself under a new name, a name more like the real me, the one nobody sees. Esperanza as Lisandra or Maritza or Zeze the X. Yes. Something like Zeze the X will do” (Cisneros 5). She believes that her getting a new name will take away from how society feels about her name and will not judge her as much. In “My Name” by Ryan Schey, he feels differently about his name. In the reading he states, “My name is short and simple. Direct and maybe impersonal. A deep full color that soaks up what’s left behind. I don’t wish for another name, because this one is me. I’d only like if I could have others around still to share what it’s come to mean” (Schey 6). He likes having his name because he likes to share his name with others explain the meaning of