Chapters: Las Guayabas & Los Melones

Esperanza and Miguel take a train ride together as young children. Compare this train ride to the one they take when going to live in America.

Chapters: Las Papayas and Los Higos

Explain Mama's reasons for leaving Mexico. Would you have been willing to make the same decision if you were in her situation? Why or why not?

Chapters: 1924 & Las Uvasa

Why does the author open with a scene of Esperanza and her father lying down to hear the heartbeat of the earth? How does this shared experience seem to affect Esperanza's relationship with her father?