Read Act I, Scenes Six-Nine.
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Act I, Scene Six
Amparo helps Dolores fix a wall at Dolores’ house. As Dolores complains the house is falling apart, she says “God help us,” to which Amparo responds that work, not prayer, is what changes things. Dolores responds by saying she won’t be attending Amparo’s protest. Amparo believes that their houses are sinking because they were built on top of a landfill. She says the government owes them money because they were lied to. All around them, people are leaving the neighborhood. Amparo questions how Dolores can just passively accept what’s happening to them. Dolores replies that the last time she spoke up, her husband...
