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Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summaries Table

Chapter	Summary
Chapter 1	Esperanza Rising begins with six-year-old Esperanza Ortega walking with her father, whom she calls "Papa." The Ortegas are wealthy landowners in Aguas... Read more
Chapter 2	Half-awake, Esperanza hears her Papa singing "Happy Birthday" to her from outside her window. For a moment she believes that her father is still alive... Read more
Chapter 3	Esperanza dreams that she is being chased and smothered by a giant bear. She wakes up in a fright when she hears her mother calling her name. Mama sha... Read more
Chapter 4	To protect the women from bandits and from Tío Luis, Esperanza, Mama, and Hortensia all hide in the secret compartment at the bottom of the wagon, co... Read more
Chapter 5	After several days, the train ride comes to an end. Esperanza, Hortensia, Alfonso, Miguel, and Mama arrive at the Mexican-American border. Esperanza a... Read more
Chapter 6	Everyone arrives at the camp and Esperanza sees her new home for the first time. She is horrified - the cabin is more humble than the servants’ quar... Read more
Chapter 7	All the adults are tired when they return home from working in the fields, especially Mama because she is not used to manual labor. As the women prepa... Read more
Chapter 8	Isabel gives Esperanza some last minute advice for taking care of the Pepe and Lupe as she boards the bus for her first day of school. For the first t... Read more
Chapter 9	Esperanza throws herself into caring for Mama, refusing to leave the sick woman’s side. The doctor explains that Mama is neither getting better nor ... Read more
Chapter 10	The winter season gets colder, but Esperanza must spend more time outside because she has a job tying grapevines. She works tirelessly, thinking only ... Read more
Chapter 11	Springtime means that is time for the asparagus to be harvested, but this year it also means the resurgence of the strike, just as Marta had predicted... Read more
Chapter 12	At the beginning of May, Isabel announces that she is in the running for "Queen of the May" at her school. Esperanza encourages Isabel’s aspirations... Read more
Chapter 13	Esperanza is distraught by the disappearance of her money, especially since Miguel is the only person who knew her hiding spot. Most of all, Esperanza... Read more

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