The House on Mango Street

by Sandra Cisneros

The House on Mango Street: Setting 1 key example

Definition of Setting

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Setting
Explanation and Analysis:

The House on Mango Street is set in late-20th-century Chicago, Illinois, specifically in an impoverished Latin American neighborhood called Humboldt Park. Esperanza Cordero and her family of six move into a house on Mango Street in this neighborhood.