Final answer:
In The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros develops the message that some people are imprisoned by their circumstances and need to find a way out. Two excerpts that work together to convey this message are a passage from the novella itself and a reflection from Cisneros' memoir.
Step-by-step explanation:
In The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, there are two excerpts that work together to develop the message that some people become imprisoned by their circumstances and don't know how to escape, but it is up to them to find a way out.
The first excerpt is from the novella itself: "I want to be like the waves on the sea, like the clouds in the wind, but I'm me. One day I'll jump out of my skin. I'll shake the sky like a hundred violins." This passage conveys the character's desire for freedom and escape from her current circumstances.
The second excerpt is from Cisneros' memoir, "A House of My Own: Stories from My Life" where she reflects on her journey as a writer and explains that she became a writer to win her father's approval and to create a form beyond the circumstances of her original birth."