Sandra Cisnero's 'The House On Mango Street'
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A 5 page analysis of the book by Sandra Cisneros. The writer stresses Cisneros' use of setting, both physical and cultural, in establishing the meaning and character of this somewhat autobiographical novel of a young Chicana girl's adolescence. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Mangohs.wps

Octavio Paz's 'Labyrinth Of Solitude'
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A 6 page essay which analyzes how Paz makes use of the Mexican 'pachuco,' that is, a Mexican youth who is trying to assimilate into the U.S. culture, as a symbol for wider sociological problems facing Mexico.
Filename: Labyrin.wps

Octavio Paz's 'The Labyrinth Of Solitude' # 2
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A 6 page paper that answers the question: Why does Paz start off using the example of the pachuco, yet seems to leave it float thereafter? This paper contends that Paz demonstrates some of his major symbolic representations through his characterization of the pachuco. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Octpaz.wps