The marginal house as the imaginary space/nation

Authors

  • Ileana Molina-Espinoza Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15359/ra.1-31.14

Keywords:

house, nation, chicana, identity, culture

Abstract

The concept of nation is indispensable for every individual and people. It is what creates a sense of belonging and cultural and national identity. In her
novel The house on Mango Street, Chicana writer Sandra Cisneros explores the construction of this space through the metaphor of the house. In this text, the protagonist Esperanza Cordero transforms the space of her marginal home into the equivalent of her nation, thus building a kind of imaginary country where she can take root and grow.

Author Biography

Ileana Molina-Espinoza, Universidad de Costa Rica

Costa Rica. Magister en literatura inglesa y tesiaria de la Maestría en literatura latinoamericana, ambas de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Académica de la Escuela de Lenguas Modernas en grado y posgrado.

 

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Published

2023-03-13

How to Cite

The marginal house as the imaginary space/nation. (2023). Repertorio Americano, 31. https://doi.org/10.15359/ra.1-31.14

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Artículos (sección arbitrada)

How to Cite

The marginal house as the imaginary space/nation. (2023). Repertorio Americano, 31. https://doi.org/10.15359/ra.1-31.14