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

Es[eranza and her father have a unique connection. They are very close. In lying down on the earth next to her father, she shares his connection with the earth..... their home. This scene speaks to family, home, and in personifying the earth as alive.... their connection with nature.