Esperanza Rising Themes

This Study Guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Esperanza Rising.
Related Topics

Esperanza Rising Themes

This Study Guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Esperanza Rising.
This section contains 828 words
(approx. 3 pages at 400 words per page)
Buy the Esperanza Rising Study Guide

Family Relationships

Esperanza's relationship to her father, mother, and grandmother forms the driving spirit of the plot. In her early childhood, her strongest relationship is with her father. He represents all she has become to that point, including wealth, class, refinement, success and education. The one difference is in his experience with life in general which has taught him to treat all people with respect. Esperanza has not had the occasion to mix with people who are not like herself, and does not understand that there is a need to associate with them other than for them to serve her in some way.

As the story progresses, Esperanza begins to learn from her relationship with her mother the need to accept people as they are. She also experiences the tolerance her mother has for those less fortunate and begins to take on some of those qualities herself.

Abuelita's influence...

(read more)

This section contains 828 words
(approx. 3 pages at 400 words per page)
Buy the Esperanza Rising Study Guide
Copyrights
BookRags
Esperanza Rising from BookRags. (c)2024 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.