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Comparative Analysis of From the Poets in the Kitchen by Paule Marshall and The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

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Mango Street and Paule Marshalls From the Poets in the Kitchen, and to examine the issues of stereotyping and discrimination is to almost always address the issue of social class.  The reality of privilege as it is bestowed upon some groups is entirely separate and apart from the ravages of others. To compare the manner by which different  people of different classes are influenced by prejudice of social class implores the reader to envision the glaring contrarieties of cultural intolerance amidst a white community, where the richness and  valued learning of different cultures is severely restricted within the contemporary educational system. This essence of identity represents the common denominator between the two stories, inasmuch as both authors  strive to illustrate the struggles inherent to being ethnic in a white world. "In the simplest term, identity is the fact of being the same in all respects.  It is who a person is and what makes them different from the next person" (Identity). One can readily argue that the association  with prejudice in Esperanzas conflict of identity comes from an elitist point of view, where it is not acceptable for certain classes of people to associate with one another, even  if they are of the same skin color. Indeed, an individuals worth is sometimes based solely upon his or her social status, which is what makes some relationships as  viewed by outsiders particularly scandalous. Indeed, the role of class in society represents both a positive and negative force. In essence, Esperanzas disillusion with her identity clearly demonstrates  the unbalanced stature of class that often stands in the way of an otherwise thriving society, inasmuch as it places great demands upon those who do not inherently possess such