Which person is able to achieve their goals and how do they do it in The House on Mango Street?

It is clear that the central character who both dominates
this narrative and achieves what she desires at the end of it is Esperanza, our
narrator, who from the start desires to move away from Mango Street and not be trapped
in it in the same way that her friends and neighbours are shown to be. As Esperanza
grows up, she is aware of the way that so many women marry and then suffer abuse or
restrictions because of their marriage and the children they have. In "Beautiful and
Cruel," we see Esperanza's clearly stated intention that she will not end up like
this:

...but I
have decided not to grow up tame like the others who lay their necks on the threshold
waiting for the ball and
chain.

She deliberately
rejects the lifestyle that so many of her peers adopt, desiring a house of her own where
she can attain the independence and freedom she so desperately craves, as "A House of My
Own" details. The novel ends with Esperanza's conviction and belief that she will one
day escape her house on Mango Street and be successful in achieving her goal. She has
shown that, through the strength of her personality and her resolute refusal to conform
that she will be able to achieve independence on her own terms, and not let the various
barriers that keep others in Mango Street hold her back.