However, Abuelita must stay behind on account of her ankle. The family soon becomes aware that they must flee Mexico before something worse happens to them. Thankfully everyone escapes without harm, except Abuelita, who has injured her ankle. That night, Esperanza wakes to someone screaming and realizes that her house is on fire. But, as the men ride off, they threaten that unless she changes her mind, they will make things very difficult for the family because they are bank president and mayor of the town. Unlike in many stories, Mama is smart, and turns down Tio Luis' proposal. However, it doesn't take long for the family to realize the real reason for coming Tio Luis plans to marry Mama. In their time of mourning, Papa's two step brothers, Tio Luis and Tio Marco come to supposedly help the family through the rough times. On the night before her 13th birthday, Esperanza's father fails to return home and they later find out that he has been attacked and killed by bandits, who believed he was just a wealthy land owner who took everything for himself, even though this is not true about him in particular. She is spoiled, smart, nice, rich, and throughout the story she becomes very brave.

She was surrounded by servants, beautiful dresses, and people that love her. Did you know that in Spanish, Esperanza means hope? I guess it's kind of ironic, since hope is the moral of the story.Įsperanza Ortega, who lives on El Rancho de las Rosas in Aguascalientes, Mexico in the 1920s, thought that nothing could possibly go wrong in her life.

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