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Esperanza was born into a rich family that owned a winery, that all changed after her Uncles killed her father and burned down everything they had. Now Esperanza and her mom are forced to leave Mexico with their house servants and live in the Great Depression. Esperanza has to find a way to rise from her problems because her and her mom's life depend on it.

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Theme:Race, class, family, hope, determination, the America dream

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Theme:Race, class, family, hope, determination, the America dream

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Esperanza was born near the Great Depression Era, and back then money wasn't good, people were treated differently for their skin tones. And all Esperanza had was her family and the people she was closest to. She was only 13 and had to work, but it was the small hope that kept her alive inside.

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WE WILL STRIKE UNTIL WE GET FAIR PAYMENTS SPREAD THE NEWS  #Strike

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Esperanza Rising was inspired by Pam's grandmother, Esperanza Ortega. When the author was younger their grandmother would tell them all about what her life was like when she first came to the United States from Mexico.

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Esperanza's family wealth came from a grape winery farm and is one of the things that got burned by the uncles

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Marta is a 16 yr field worker, but then she realized that the payments were becoming unfair and smaller so she went on strike and started getting other people to join too to hopefully change things.

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Miguel is a 16 yr boy that works as one of the housekeepers at Esperanza's house. He and Esperanza have always been friends even with their class differences. Once Esperanza said she was going to "marry Miguel" when she was younger. Miguel had a thing for trains and always wanted to work at a train station.

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Unlike Esperanza her mom didn't grow up in a rich environment, so when they were forced to move she was used to the conditions. Ramona was a loving mother and she would do anything to make sure her daughter is safe.

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Esperanza was always a smart and wise girl when she was younger and a very kind one at that, but then everything in her life just went upside down and Esperanza must use her kindness and smarts to find a way through it all.