What happened in Chapter 6 in Esperanza Rising?
On the ride to their new home, Isabel explains to them that they will be living in a town called Arvin in a company-owned camp. She stops on an overlook, and wonders if she can hear the heartbeat of the valley, the way she could at home. Esperanza lies down on the land, but she can’t hear the earth’s heartbeat.
What does Esperanza think of their cabin when she first sees it?
What does Esperanza think of their cabin when she first sees it? She is thrilled to be able to “camp out” with the Mama and Hortensia. She is horrified. The cabin is smaller than the servants cabins at El Ranch de las Rosas.
When Esperanza first arrives at the migrant workers camp who does she hears speaking English?
Finally, Esperanza hears the gentle “shoomp, shoomp” (not to be confused with “Shmoop, Shmoop”) of the land’s heartbeat. Cool. Esperanza can even feel that her heart beats along with the earth’s—and with Papa’s. Three hearts beating together as one.
What does Esperanza say she will do when she’s older?
What does Esperanza say she will do when she is older? She will own a house and invite the bums in to live in the attic. She will run an orphanage or give money to the poor. She will move away from places where men beat women and girls, and women stare out at windows.
How does Esperanza meet the three sisters?
Where does Esperanza meet the three sisters? Esperanza meets the three sisters at Lucy and Rachel’s baby sister’s funeral, which is held in their home. 2. The three sisters predict that Esperanza will go far, but they urge her to come back to Mango Street for the people who cannot leave as easily as she can.
What does Sally do that makes Esperanza so angry?
What does Sally do that makes Esperanza so angry? She was trying to save her from the red clowns.
What does Esperanza decide her future will be?
Esperanza decides how she’ll approach her future in “Bums in the Attic,” while in “Beautiful & Cruel,” she decides how she will define herself sexually.