Read Act I, Scenes 10-13.
Content Summary for Teachers
Act I, Scene Ten
Juan tells Cerezita that the United Farm Workers union is planning a hunger strike and he has agreed to join. Cerezita thinks it's a good idea for a priest to participate; with such a visible role in the community, he’ll get more necessary attention for the community. Juan says that the reason he moved back to the San Joaquin Valley in the first place is that he saw a picture of Cesar Chavez in the newspaper taken while he was on hunger strike. Cesar Chavez was one of the leaders of the farm workers' movement in California. Juan comments that Cesar Chavez looked like a saint in the photo.
Juan also reveals that he...
