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chapter16 hard times with Lupe and Juan 

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chapter16 hard times with Lupe and Juan 

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Section 5: Lupe and family work fields in So Cal. Sophia organizes a strike for equal pay. 

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Section 5: Lupe and family work fields in So Cal. Sophia organizes a strike for equal pay. 

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Ch 19. Lupe and Salvador fall in love. Salvador is caught in his lie about working in fertilizing.

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Ch. 16: Juan sees Lupe. He works at a gambling club. He is still trying to get revenge on the men who beat him up. Lupe meets Mark. Juan meets a man who teaches him to make alcohol. He wants to make money to marry Lupe. 

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Ch. 16: Juan sees Lupe. He works at a gambling club. He is still trying to get revenge on the men who beat him up. Lupe meets Mark. Juan meets a man who teaches him to make alcohol. He wants to make money to marry Lupe. 

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Ch 15-Sophia is barred from working with the men because she works too well. 

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Ch 15-Sophia is barred from working with the men because she works too well. 

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Juan and Lupe nearly cross paths.
Juan works at the quarry where Mexicans get killed and it doesn't seem like a big deal.

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Look here to find ideas on Juan Salvador's character traits especially his resourcefulness, cunning, dubiousness (criminal behavior) and diligence. He is a survivor. He gets sent to jail. He becomes friends with prostitutes and learns to be a gambler. In California, he learns Mexicans are highly discriminated. He is robbed and nearly killed.

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Chapter 13--When Sophia goes missing, the family remains faithful that she is alive. 

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Chapter 13--When Sophia goes missing, the family remains faithful that she is alive. 

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Chapters 12- Don Tibrucio dies protecting family 

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Chapters 12- Don Tibrucio dies protecting family 

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Chapter 9-Dona Margarita is begging in order to feed her family. 

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Chapter 9-Dona Margarita is begging in order to feed her family. 

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Juan Salvador's childhood in Mexico and journey to US. 

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Juan Salvador's childhood in Mexico and journey to US. 

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Chapters 8-10

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Books 1-7 Lupe's childhood in La Lluvia de Oro.

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Books 1-7 Lupe's childhood in La Lluvia de Oro.

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Jose thought about his family to get through his hard journey

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he planted himself firmly infront of his mother and sister, willing to die to protect them

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"But Victoriano refused and stood there, eyes focused, feet set..."
(89)

"The first ragged soldier saw the knife in Victoriano's hand. He was preparing to hit Victoriano in the face with his rifle butt when Maria grabbed his rifle and Sophia helped her sister push the man over the wall" (89)

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"But Victoriano refused and stood there, eyes focused, feet set..."
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"The first ragged soldier saw the knife in Victoriano's hand. He was preparing to hit Victoriano in the face with his rifle butt when Maria grabbed his rifle and Sophia helped her sister push the man over the wall" (89)l

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"And he laughed, running across the road with Luisa and Inocenta into the corn field. They began picking corn as fast as they could, not bothering to even knock off the big red stinging ants that crawled on their hands and arms."

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"because that's the same day you asked me about my dreams and I realized you just weren't a big show-off bully?"

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"And all these years," cried Don Victor, "I've been blaming myself for your death, mi hijita, thinking that you'd died in that ship I put you on."

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The power of family

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"I may be young and inexperienced, but i'm not blind!" (Lupe)

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"Look,Victorino and Esabel both have good jobs," said the old women. "and who knows? I might die tomorrow, and know one, but no one is going to rob me the pleasure of buying each of my daughters at least one store-bought dress before I die." she laughed. " Isn't in gorgeous.
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"soldiers soldiers

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“He had to get his money back for his family. He couldn’t die now.”

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This was so well hidden by the peach tree pg 33

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"Oh, if only I could hurt with such misery once again, to feel the powers of love here inside my heart, the joys of heaven and the pains of hell!"

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“Oh, if only I could hurt with such misery once again, to feel the powers of love here inside my heart, the joys of heaven and the pains of hell!” ― Victor Villaseñor

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“Oh, if only I could hurt with such misery once again, to feel the powers of love here inside my heart, the joys of heaven and the pains of hell!” ― Victor Villaseñor

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oh mi hijito

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"'Oh, my God no!' screamed Victoriano"

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"...wherever you go in life, flowers arent just beautiful; they also have thorns to protect themselves. So always be proud, my love, and strong like a well- thorned flower." Page 32

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"...wherever you go in life, flowers arent just beautiful; they also have thorns to protect themselves. So always be proud, my love, and strong like a well- thorned flower." Page 32

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"Lupe was ready for marriage as ready as a ripe peach for eating."

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"Lupe was ready for marriage as ready as a ripe peach for eating."

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pg.430

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"I'm not cutting you free so you can be brave and get killed." Dona Guadalupe. Page 107

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"I'm not cutting you free so you can be brave and get killed." Dona Guadalupe. Page 107

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"Salvador grinned. 'I'd love to,' he said glancing at the men. 'But you see,' he added bringing some tickets out of his breast pocket, 'there's an excellent new movie in town and I took the liberty of buying tickets for your son and two daughters and myself.'

In this chapter, Juan is intelligent and avoids being busted for bootlegging.

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¨You did wonderfully, i´m so proud of you(pg 35)

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oh,
mi hijito

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"For a woman can always learn to love the man she marries if he's good to her and he is a good provider" chapter 2 pg 36

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"A woman is like a flower, Salvador.

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"...the overhead fan blowing on him, making little waves in the pond of blood about his face."