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They say your character is built by life challenges. Esperanza is the perfect example of this. Even though she goes through hard times, she can still find the strength to persevere in her dreams and ambitions. In the book â€Å"The House on Mango Street† Sandra Cisneros tell the tail of a young Latino named Esperanza. In the story she goes through hardships of trying to escape Mango Street or poverty. Throughout the story, characters are introduced by stories of Esperanza’s time on Mango Street. These characters have thought Esperanza to become independent through their good and bad influences in her childhood. To begin, one character that is introduced is Marin. She is someone that Esperanza can look up to and is comfortable around. Esperanza looks up to Marin because she does not make her feel self-conscious or ashamed. She also feels she is learning from some one older and wiser, this is obvious when Esperanza says, â€Å"She is older and knows lots of things. She is the one who told us how Davey the Baby’ sister got pregnant and what cream is best for taking off moustache hair†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (Cisneros...