Esperanza Rising

What is the significance of the figs?

why is the chapter named figs

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The figs are significant because in their "smashed" state, the figs become a symbol of Esperanza's "smashed life and the resentment she feels about her changed circumstances.

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Esperanza Rising, Scholastic Interview with Pam Munoz Ryan