Esperanza Rising
Describe how dose esperan and Miguel felt at Esperanza felt at Esperanza
lesson 13 M1U2
lesson 13 M1U2
Half-awake, Esperanza hears her Papa singing "Happy Birthday" to her from outside her window. For a moment she believes that her father is still alive, but then she wakes up on her Papa’s side of her parents’ bed. Reality settles in and Esperanza must accept the tragedy from the night before - bandits killed her beloved father while he was repairing a fence on their ranch. Esperanza hears a knock at the front door. It is Señor Rodríguez, Marisol’s father, who has come to deliver papayas. Señor Rodríguez explains that Papa had ordered the fruits especially for Esperanza's birthday party. Esperanza is then forced to explain her father’s death to his dear friend; Marisol’s father is overcome with grief.