💪Women on Mango Street are second-class citizens, taught to aspire to marriage and motherhood.
🏠Esperanza's idea of home goes beyond a physical location, encompassing comfort and peace.
🌎Characters in the novel struggle with their cultural and ethnic identities.
💃Sexual awakening is a significant theme, with Esperanza becoming aware of her own femininity.
🚫Esperanza learns to guard herself against the dangers of controlling men.