Pam Munoz Ryan’s Esperanza Rising is a brilliant novel for young readers about the values of the Latino culture. It engulfs the Latino culture to explain years of hardship that Latinos has endures. As part of the Latino culture, I enjoyed reading this novel and strongly suggest educators to provide their students with this novel to be more informative about the Latino culture. Esperanza Rising brings awareness to the Mexican Immigration laws in the United States, unification, and tradition. As part of the Latino culture, I enjoyed Esperanza Rising very much. I was surprised to see how informative the novel was on the Mexican immigration laws. Currently, one of the main issues of the United States is the over expansion of illegal immigrants.
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In Esperanza Rising, you can see how happy Esperanza becomes when she realizes Miguel returned to California with their grandmother. The Latino culture as a whole is known for their unification of family during holidays. For several occasions, Latino families consisting over 25+ members all come together regardless of past experiences to be there for one another. Also, the Latino Culture values the upcoming of age. For example, a Quinceanera is a coming-of-age ceremony for the Mexican culture. The event allows a complete unification of families to celebrate the transition to womanhood. Esperanza explains the “beautiful white gowns they wear; the big celebration where they would be presented” (Ryan 10) with such admiration. I have been to plenty Quinceanera celebrations, and they all are filled with joy, laughter, and traditions. The Latino culture is extremely traditionalistic. Most holidays are filled with traditions that involves plenty of family members. After Esperanza’s father passes, her whole family unites to grieve over the loss of their loved one. “[Esperanza] pressed closer to the ground, until her body was breathing with the earth’s. And with Papa’s. The three hearts beating together” (Ryan 7) indicates her closeness with father and her family. The Mexican culture also celebrates Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the dead) to recognize the loss of their loved ones and allow them to continue on with their spiritual journey. The Latino culture, as a whole, contains many family members who keep their family values at
In Esperanza Rising, you can see how happy Esperanza becomes when she realizes Miguel returned to California with their grandmother. The Latino culture as a whole is known for their unification of family during holidays. For several occasions, Latino families consisting over 25+ members all come together regardless of past experiences to be there for one another. Also, the Latino Culture values the upcoming of age. For example, a Quinceanera is a coming-of-age ceremony for the Mexican culture. The event allows a complete unification of families to celebrate the transition to womanhood. Esperanza explains the “beautiful white gowns they wear; the big celebration where they would be presented” (Ryan 10) with such admiration. I have been to plenty Quinceanera celebrations, and they all are filled with joy, laughter, and traditions. The Latino culture is extremely traditionalistic. Most holidays are filled with traditions that involves plenty of family members. After Esperanza’s father passes, her whole family unites to grieve over the loss of their loved one. “[Esperanza] pressed closer to the ground, until her body was breathing with the earth’s. And with Papa’s. The three hearts beating together” (Ryan 7) indicates her closeness with father and her family. The Mexican culture also celebrates Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the dead) to recognize the loss of their loved ones and allow them to continue on with their spiritual journey. The Latino culture, as a whole, contains many family members who keep their family values at