Immigrants leave their home country and travel to the U.S. in order to start over. Esperanza rising is all about Esperanza and she had to immigrate to california. Esperanza and her mama had to move to california from mexico because her father died and they lost every thing there house, there money, and there papa/husband. Although Esperanza faced many challenges as an immigrant her challenges were learning to do chores and mama being sick with valley fever. One challenge Esperanza faced was not knowing how to do daily chores because she has been rich. She didn’t know how to take care of the babies, take a bath on her own, or sweep. On page 116 it says “in her entire life, Esperanza had never held a broom in her hands.” she deals with this
