Esmeralda Santiago Essays

Esmeralda Santiago is a Puerto Rican author and former actress known for her novels and memoirs, with some essays published in The New York Time’s and the Boston Globe. She takes on a unique way of writing bringing in her life’s struggles and lessons while creating amazing pieces of literature. In When I was Puerto Rican, Esmeralda Santiago incorporates descriptive language with relatable words to describe the conflict and the challenges that she encounters to achieve the American Dream. One the

Struggles of a Young Latina Every human being is born with a desire for a unique identity. Whether it is at their jobs, schools, or amongst their friends, people will always search for recognition. The House on Mango Street, a novel beautifully crafted by author Sandra Cisneros, depicts a young Latino girl's prolonged search for an identity. Cisneros uses ethnic and thematic elements to portray the girl's evolution. Through many hardships and life-changing experiences, Esperanza slowly blossoms

Richard Wright and Esmeralda Santiago are two complementary American writers. Although coming from two different backgrounds,both writers show a outstanding similarity in there young lives. Each has written about their obstacles as young idealist,Wright wanting to become a writer but is discouraged because he is African American. Also Santiago wanting a better life for her and her family but opportunities are scarce due to her background. A close examination of the way Richard Wright expresses tones

The Wrong Love: An Analysis of When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago Most people have a solid definition of what love is; we see it in media; we see it in our own lives; it’s everywhere. After turning on the TV or the radio for about 10 minutes, you will soon discover the definition of love. But what if your definition of love happens to not match anyone else’s? What if you find out that it is different, or daresay even “wrong”? Many people develop a warped sense of love, sometimes from exposure

Ja`mel Garcia In this story by Esmeralda Santiago titled “when i was puerto rican” one characteristic of the story i enjoyed was that the language of the text is very familiar words such as Brooklyn Puerto rican the tone of the text is very familiar to most readers and they don’t have a hard time trying to understand the text. She also helps you understand her feeling at the time of the story such as fear when she says “everyday i walked home from school repeating those words im not afraid im not

Quasimodo will “be free from the witch” and Esmeralda dies, Quasimodo, in anger, pushes him off a balcony from the cathedral where Frollo falls to his death. The way he was presented of him falling to his death was comical. Frollo had suspended wires and was very, very slowly screaming and falling. Thought the tragic element was which did not give off the “horror/shock” element they were going for I believe. And that he is upset not only because Esmeralda is dead, but also because he killed Frollo

John Patrick Shanley's work, Doubt: A Parable, is a thought-provoking play that makes the reader question his or her thoughts. The story takes place in 1964, at St. Nicholas, a Catholic school and church, where accusations against Father Flynn start to arise. Main characters, Sister Aloysius and Father Flynn get into a dispute over Donald Mueller, the first and only black student in the school. The interactions between Aloysius and Flynn creates the question every reader is dying to figure out: is

events that leads up to friendship. However, this is not true because in The Way, the main characters come together to walk the same path. Each character motivates each other to achieve the overall reason of why they wanted to walk The Camino De Santiago. Emilio Estevez’s purpose in creating this film was to show how different types of people with different backgrounds can mesh together and motivate each other. In The Way, Emilio Estevez uses the literary devices such as characterization and conflict

The Cumming: The USS Maine exploded, sank, and killed 260 sailors at Havana Harbor in Cuba. America thought that Spain sunk the ship (they were in control of Cuba at the time), and the USA came up with the slogan “Remember the Maine.” President McKinley said that there was no proof that Spain sunk the ship but the media continued to blame Spain. Cuba began a struggle for independence from Spain in February of 1895. Spain kept rebellious Cubans in concentration camps, and hundreds of thousands died

fulfilling a familial duty. Being an immigrant child means carrying the dreams and goals of your family. However, carrying hopes and dreams requires giving up what you now have to further develop them. In the memoir When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago, Esmeralda sacrifices her childhood and dignity to be accepted into a school and to assist her mother. For starters, her mother needed someone to support the family, so she left her in charge of looking after her siblings. But because of her mother's

Rican is a memoir written by Esmeralda Santiago. She writes of her childhood life in Puerto Rico and how she lived in primordial conditions. Santiago paints a vivid picture of her early life which creates unforgettable memories of her childhood. The author talks about her life from her rural home in Puerto Rico to Brooklyn, and to her graduation in Harvard University. The memoir details the struggles and freedoms of a young woman in a new land. In her memoir, Santiago reveals the history of her life

In her memoir “When I Was Puerto Rican”, Esmeralda Santiago talks about growing up in Puerto Rico. Santiago talks about how life has been tough for her and her family living in Puerto Rico. She talks about how they were very poor, how they lived in many different places and how life in Puerto Rico shaped her into what she became. As a student, taking Multicultural studies has helped me make sense of this diverse society and currently helped me see several theoretical perspectives in this book. In

As Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Dreams are an absolute necessity in life–not only is it a path of guidance, but also the backbone of one’s motivation, ambition, and goals. Not having a dream is like solving a traceless murder or following an invisible shadow. Dreams are fueled by the pursuit of love, the pursuit of a better future, and the pursuit of an identity, as seen in the novels of The Great Gatsby and The Grapes of Wrath

including physical, sexual, emotional, psychological, spiritual, cultural violence, financial and verbal abuse, and neglect. Many of these are evident simultaneously throughout novels, short stories, and movies. For example, America’s Dream by Esmeralda Santiago depicts various types of violence. This novel example the thought that

In the town of Eatonville, Janie’s Reappearance created chaos and disruption. It all began when Janie returned from her Journey and reconnected with a long lost friend about her love story. At the age of 17, Janie married Logan to please her Nanny, but later left him after nanny died. She than married Jody the mayor; and goes to work with him in the shop, where she met Tea cake. Some time passed on as Jody died, and Janie fell in love with Tea cake, to soon leave Eatonville and travel to Everglades

Cooked Seed, and Esmeralda Santiago’s When I Was Puerto Rico are discussed to better understand the benefits that immigrants expect to gain in the USA, and how they integrate into American culture. The reason why three different ethnicities was selected is that they saw the New World differently. Hemon escaped civil war in his homeland to America, and applied for an asylum. Influenced by communism ideology, the United States was seen as an enemy for Min. Born in Puerto Rico, Santiago was technically

audience will interpret it differently, but this is my interpretation. There are many other writers that do racial literature very well, but I don’t believe this one is an example of that. When I think of racial/ethnic literature, I think of Esmeralda Santiago in her book “When I Was Puerto Rican” because it demonstrates that Latino culture, and it presents the struggles to a person outside of that community; when I read this book, I understand it because Papí is cheating on Mamí, and in that Latino