The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros and The Elephant Man by Christine Sparks are novels in which the main characters are both searching for their identity in a society where they are not accepted. In The House on Mango Street, a young girl names Esparanza is self-conscious about her home, her appearance, and her name. Throughout her childhood, she observes many of life’s realities while meeting her neighbors on Mango Street . She …showed first 75 words of 770 total…

…showed last 75 words of 770 total…makes her feel better. I believe that John Merrick also feels this way since he wishes to be a poet. In both novels, the main characters finally escape once they achieve their goal. Esperanza finally finds her identity and plans her life so she that can leave Mango Street. Although John Merrick passes away at the end of the story, he dies a happy man because he finally achieves his main goal in life: acceptance.