House on Mango Street
The Thoughts and Actions of the Narrator The narrator in the short story,” The House on Mango Street”, written by Sandra Cisneros, expresses many emotions. ... She gives us insight into her feelings toward moving from house to house. ... it’s not the house we thought we’d get” (280). ... The six family members are cramped into a one bedroom, one washroom house. The house is made of crumbling bricks and has no front yard. ... The narrator says, “That’s why Mama and Papa looked for a home, and that’s why we moved into the house on Mango Street, far away, on the other side of town” (280).