esperanza is an only child with mexican parents. There is a big twist In events when papa gets killed by the bandits. Then their house gets caught on fire and abulita ankle gets hurt.
Then they get in a wagon and they are covered in gauvas. They are hiding from Tio luis and Tio Marcus. they get on a train to go to california.
Abulita did not go on the train with them she was hurt so she went with her sisters to the convent.
She gets to california with mama, Hortensia,Miguel, and Alfonso. She meets new people like Juan, Josefina,Isabel, and the babies, Pepe and Lupe.
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Mama and the others went working. Esperanza and isabel are watching Pepe and Lupe , Esperanza leans how to clean and change diapers.Loading...
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Then a dust storm causing the great desspresion. Mama gets sick and goes to the hospital. Esperanza is now working to heal mama and to bring abuelita to California.Loading...
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After a little while mama heals and Miguel secretly takes Esperanza's money to bring Abuelita to California for a suprise.
THE END
VOCAB
SCYTHE: a harvesting tool
VAQUEROS:Cowboys
FORLORN:Pitifully and sad
BEACON: A guiding light or fire
SALVAGE: to save from a fire
CINDERS: mostly burnt
VALISE: a small suitcase
CHARRED: burned
POVERTY: having little or no money
FIESTA: an event of celebration
SCYTHE: a harvesting tool
VAQUEROS:Cowboys
FORLORN:Pitifully and sad
BEACON: A guiding light or fire
SALVAGE: to save from a fire
CINDERS: mostly burnt
VALISE: a small suitcase
CHARRED: burned
POVERTY: having little or no money
FIESTA: an event of celebration
SYMBOLIZSOM
The zig zag crochet pattern
Lifes ups and downs
PHOENIX
You always have a second chance
The zig zag crochet pattern
Lifes ups and downs
PHOENIX
You always have a second chance
CHARACTER ANALYSIS
ESPERANZA
Esperanza is a young girl with a Mexican girl with mexican parents
she is happy and lives well in the beginning of the story but when her papa dies she goes down hill and gets super glommy and sad when mama gets sick she is super sad and comforting to mama but when mama gets better and Abuelta comes she is happy and feels much better.
MIGUEL
Miguel is a servant and is good friends with Esperanza. Esperanza is Miguel fiends. Miguel is kind and caring. When they california he is super sympathetic to Esperanza when her mama gets sick.
ESPERANZA
Esperanza is a young girl with a Mexican girl with mexican parents
she is happy and lives well in the beginning of the story but when her papa dies she goes down hill and gets super glommy and sad when mama gets sick she is super sad and comforting to mama but when mama gets better and Abuelta comes she is happy and feels much better.
MIGUEL
Miguel is a servant and is good friends with Esperanza. Esperanza is Miguel fiends. Miguel is kind and caring. When they california he is super sympathetic to Esperanza when her mama gets sick.
literary device
METAPHOR: Miguel said "there is a deep river between us"
METAPHOR: Miguel said "there is a deep river between us"
CONFLICT
Character vs Nature
when the dust storm hit
and got mama sick.
Character vs Nature
when the dust storm hit
and got mama sick.
SETTING
CALIFORNIA
California is where Esperanza's family goes to be at the camp
and where mama gets sick then when mama gets better Abuelita comes.
WEATHER
The weather in california is really hot with dust storms ready to come.
CALIFORNIA
California is where Esperanza's family goes to be at the camp
and where mama gets sick then when mama gets better Abuelita comes.
WEATHER
The weather in california is really hot with dust storms ready to come.
THEME
The theme of the story is you have to be happy for what you have because he you never epreseate what you have you will forget about it and when it leaves you or dissapears you will wish you had it
The theme of the story is you have to be happy for what you have because he you never epreseate what you have you will forget about it and when it leaves you or dissapears you will wish you had it
THE CONNECTION TO HISTORY
is the dust storm/great depression a dust storm hit and wiped out all the crops, causing a shortage of jobs on farms and no money so no food or the human essentials.
is the dust storm/great depression a dust storm hit and wiped out all the crops, causing a shortage of jobs on farms and no money so no food or the human essentials.