Poor Mexican immigrants in California faced major discrimination through terrible living conditions, hard labor, and very low wages. Most American people made them feel unwanted and took away a lot of their rights. In the book Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan, Esperanza is a thirteen year old girl who was rich in Mexico and her Dad suddenly died of a mysterious bandit attack. After this happened she was forced to go to California to try to survive. Since Papa’s death, Esperanza had to face many other challenges as an immigrant such as not knowing how to do chores because she always had servants, having to go to work to take care of Mama, and facing discrimination in America.
Most importantly, Esperanza faced the challenge of not knowing how to do chores because she always had servants when she lived in Mexico. Esperanza had the chore of sweeping the platform but Marta and her friends made fun of her because she looked weird trying to sweep and didn’t know how to do it. On page 118 it says,“How would you know how to sweep a floor? The only thing you ever learned was how to give orders. That is not your fault. Anza, look at me.” said Miguel. After she got made fun of
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Mama got sick from a pretty bad dust storm they said they couldn’t save people from it because they couldn’t see. Once that was over with Esperanza knew she had to find a way to support her family and pay bills. On page 166 it says, “I could work in the fields or in the sheds and Melina and Irene have already offered to watch Pepe and Lupe.” She dealt with the challenge by copying every aspect of everything that the rest of the workers did so that she too could fit in and actually work correctly. On page 169 it says, Esperanza copied everything that Hortensia and Josefina did. When the women put the hot bricks between their feet to keep them warm while they worked, so did
Did you know that Esperanza has changed in several different ways throughout the book? If you didn’t know this then you should read this book. Esperanza is very different from the people from the camp they went to. In the beginning Esperanza is selfish when she had gotten on the train. She was also very naive too. But in the middle of the book she changes a lot. She is very nice and giving.
Esperanza's mother was also a very influential role model for Esperanza. Esperanza learns how important an education is by looking at her mother's situation. Her mother laments, “I could have been somebody, you know?” (91). Her mother could have had a better life and a better job if she continued to go to school, and she imparts this wisdom upon her daughter. “Esperanza, you go to school. Study hard” (91). Esperanza does not want to end up in her mother's situation. Without a proper education, a successful life is nearly impossible to achieve. Esperanza's mother teaches her the importance of being strong, educated, and independent: “Got to take care all your own” (91).
Three of Esperanza’s challenges ar when she had to do daily chores, but doesn’t know how because had servants in Mexico, when her mama got sick with Valley Fever, and when Marta and her friends were getting people to strike. One of the challenges Esperanza encountered as an immigrant was when she had to do chores, but didn’t know
At the beginning of the book, esperanza's life was perfect. She had a loving father, a thoughtful grandmother, and her brave mother. She had money and endless land. This can act like pedals, nice, beautiful, and peaceful. But then it all fell down. Father died. The house burnt to a crisp, and their money looked
“Please, Miguel, no teasing. I need to help. I need to so I can bring Abuelita to mama” The next day Esperanza started working in the fields. The reason that this connects is because Esperanza wanted to help Abuelita get to mama so she wanted to start working in the fields. Esperanza was reluctant to working at first, but if working means helping a family member, she will do anything. This proves that Esperanza will do whatever it takes because she persisted to convince Miguel until he said yes. Esperanza knew that she would not have been able to help just by praying or thinking about them, she needed to actually take Abuela to mama and see what happened becase it ould not have happened
The first challenge is that Esperanza faced was not knowing how to do daily chores. She has to sweep the platform, and she dosen’t know how to sweep. The reason why she doesn’t know how to sweep,because she always had servants’. On page 115 miguel told Esperanza that ” you shouldn’t know how to sweep, because you had servants’. I will teach you how to sweep.
The first challenge Esperanza faced as an immigrant was having to do chores. Esperanza and other immigrants were expected to be able to do chores. Esperanza doesn’t know how to do chores. On page 117, Esperanza said,
“Please, Miguel, no teasing. I need help. I need to work so I can bring Abuelita to Mama.”(pg 165) “Esperanza copied everything that Hortensia and Josefina did.” (pg 169)Esperanza was also depressed and worried about her mama. “She
It was normal for immigrants to get Valley Fever, due to all the dust and dust storms going on at the time. But Mama started turning pale and started to limp. So they got a doctor to come and do a checkup. Than he said that Mama had Valley Fever. Esperanza wasn’t going to be able to take this so well, since her father’s death.
The first challenge Esperanza faced as an immigrant was she had to do house work. Mama was working in the fields, so Esperanza had to do the daily house chores and watch the babies.
One challenge Esperanza faced was she did not know how to do daily chores because she had always had a servant. Her servant cleaned for her, did her laundry, and even gave her a bath. They made her bed and laid out her cloths for her, did her laundry. The servants did her chores which kept her from learning how to do things. On page
One of Esperanzas challenges was having to deal with Mama having valley. Mama had never been in a dust storm, so she gained a somewhat lethal sickness. A sickness that can lead to death can affect someone in a negative way and Esperanza had to deal with this new sickness Mama had. Valley fever affected many new people that immigrated during this time period, and most had to be hospitalized like Mama. Esperanza heard the
Esperanza has a variety of female role models in her life. Many are trapped in abusive relationships, waiting for others to change their live. Esperanza had many struggles in her life, not growing up where and how she wanted to so role models were very important to her. These role models showed her the way she didn't
Now, Esperanza doesn't plan on taking these societal expectations laying down, and with the support of her community, she can make her dreams come true. She has hopes and dreams that she intends to fulfill, no matter what others want from or for her. She will have get own house, her own job, and her own life,
The first challenges is Esperanza working in the fields and take care of mama Esperanza works in the fields for money so abuletia could come to California so mama would not be alone. Mama got worse when she became depressed about what had happened so fast. On page 172 “ Esperanza thought of mama in