On several different occasions in The House on Mango Street, a novel by Sandra Cisneros, the idea that boys should be raised differently then girls appears. She believes this because of the different forms of adversity each gender faces in the future, and their overall position in society. In my opinion, girls and boys shouldn’t be raised the same because of a combination of these two reasons. I believe that women are viewed as weaker by others, and that causes a whole set of problems that boys will never have to deal with. Boys and girls need to be raised so they are prepared to meet the specific type of problems that their gender faces. For example, men, if not raised properly, will take advantage of women. This can get them into trouble with the law. At the same time society thinks that women are weaker, and because of that, there is more pressure on them making it easier for them to crack. After reading The House on Mango Street, I am sure that author Cisneros believes with me. The idea that men take advantage of women appears strongly in a vignette titled Red Clowns. After being sexually assaulted, main character Esperanza says,
“Sally, make him stop. I couldn’t make them go away. I couldn’t do anything but cry. I don’t remember. It was dark. I don’t remember. I don’t remember. Please don’t make me tell it all.” (100)
This is what Cisneros believes will happen if boys are not raised like they should be. She thinks that they will do what ever they want if not given guidelines. This is true on some occasions, but I think Cisneros might be coming of as slightly extreme. She seems to be giving readers the idea that almost all boys are like this, when in fact it is very few. She is saying that if unpunished for anything, a boy will become a monster. My opinion differs. I think that something must be grounded into a child’s mind to make them like this. People are not naturally abusive, but at a young age, their minds are in the hands of everything they see.
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