accommodate other feminist movement and the result is the emergence of Feminism of Color.
Feminism of Color points to many emergences of feminist movements such as Black Feminism, ChicanaHispana Feminism, Native Feminism, and
Asian Feminism. The writer will only focus on Chicana Feminism. The principle of Chicana Feminism is a realization that Chicana has been subordinated both in
working class ethnic minority and in their own ethnic group.
C. Theoretical Framework
The first theory is Theory of Character and Characterization. It is used to answer the first problem formulation that is to describe Esperanza’s
characterization. By using these theories, the writer will be able to know the characterization of Esperanza in this novel. The writer uses many sources to write
this theory. The writer uses theory of character from M. H. Abrams and theory of characterization is taken from M. J. Murphy and Holman Horman.
The second theory is theory of Patriarchy and Violence. It is used to answer the second problem formulation in this thesis that is to show how male
domination is presented in the novel. The writer uses theory of Patriarchy and Violence from Jane Philcher and Imelda Whelehan.
The focus of this study is about to find the Feminism value presented in this novel. Therefore, the third theory that is used by the writer is theory on
Feminism. It is used to answer the third problem formulation that is to find feminism value as seen in Esperanza’s response to male domination. The writer
uses theory of feminism from Maggie Humm, Deborah L. Madsen, and from Philcher Whelehan. This theory consists of four parts that is theory of First
Wave Feminism, theory of Second Wave Feminism, theory of Third Wave Feminism and theory of Feminism of Color.
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
A. Object of the Study
The object of the study is a novel entitled The House on Mango Street written by Sandra Cisneros. This novel consists of 110 pages divided into 44
chapters. It is a novel made of interconnected vignettes. At the first glance, this book seems like a collection of a short story, but actually each part of the story is
connected each other. It is the style of the author in writing this book. The House on Mango Street is written by Sandra Cisneros and published in 1984. After the
publication of the book, The House on Mango Street was awarded “The Before Columbus American Book Award”. That is why the book is worth to be studied.
The novel itself tells us about the portrayal of adolescent Mexican – American girl Chicana named Esperanza that lives in Mango Street. Her
characterization develops throughout the course of the novel. In the first half of the novel, Esperanza is described as a shy and innocent girl. But in the second half
of the novel, she starts to be more mature in her way of thinking and realize what her goal of her life is.
From the beginning of the novel until the end, she faces many experiences that show male domination toward girls and women in her society. Esperanza
observes many female characters in her neighborhood. Esperanza learns positive and negative things from the other female characters. There are positive examples
of female characters that help Esperanza to develop. For example, they help her to
