Why is the house on Mango Street not their dream home in Cisneros The House on Mango Street?

The house on Mango Street is not Esperanza's dream home.
She is not happy with her surroundings. She expresses her dissatisfaction with the
small, cramped house:

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Esperanza is dissatisfied with the house, which
is small and cramped, and doesn't want to stay there. But Mango Street is her home now,
and she sets out to try to understand
it.

The house is located in
the ghetto. It is not an ideal location. Esperanza is dissatisfied. She is constantly
talking of leaving. She dreams for a nice, large house in a better neighborhood. She
complains about the crowded neighborhood:

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Esperanza gives the impression of a crowded
neighborhood where people live in close quarters and lean out of windows, and where one
can hear fighting, talking, and music coming from other houses on the
street.

At the present, the
house on Mango Street is surrounded by bums, drug dealers, and homeless drunkards. The
atmosphere is negative. The house on Mango Street is where the children encounter
various situations; some are even dangerous. Esperanza and her friends get in trouble
while walking around the street in high-heel shoes that were hand-me-down high
heels:

They
strut around the neighborhood acting like the older girls until a homeless man accosts
them. After fleeing, the girls quickly take off the shoes with the intention of never
wearing them again.

The
neighborhood is less than safe in that some girls get abused on Mango Street. It is not
a safe neighborhood. Esperanza will leave one day as she promises continuously
throughout the pages, but she will return to save the ones who cannot get out. Three
sisters read her palm and share that Esperanza will leave Mango street one day. They
remind her to come back to save the others who cannot get out by
themselves:

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When you leave you must remember to come back for
the others. A circle, understand? You will always be Esperanza. You will always be Mango
Street. You can't erase what you know. You can't forget who you
are.

Even though Esperanza
will always be a part of Mango Street, and she will leave one day but never forget Mango
Street and the people who there, this is why it's not her dream
home.