This role is that of the liberated, independent woman who has struggled and struggled to be more than a body or a child-bearer. The woman who embodies this role in A Raisin in the Sun is Beneatha. Beneatha has ambitious future plans: “I'm going to be a doctor” (Hansberry 50). She wants to go to college and go beyond herself to heal other people. Believing she can get what she wants, her determination allows her to go beyond her limits. The narrator of The House on Mango Street plays a similar role to that of Beneatha. Esperanza looks at all the people on her street and sees herself rising above the ropes that would keep her on Mango Street. He says, "One day I will pack my bags of books and paper. One day I will say goodbye to Mango. I am too strong for her to keep me here forever. One day I will leave" (Cisneros 110) . Esperanza will not give in to her low economic status, her race, or her gender. She sees herself as something more. He believes he can become someone who, through his stories, will be able to help those he left behind. «They won't know that I left to return. For those I left behind. For those who cannot go out" (110). Esperanza is seeking the independence and freedom that will allow her to help others see themselves as free individuals too. He believes he can do it and