Esperanza Rising Essay

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Esperanza Rising Dear Teacher, Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan is an amazing book to use in class for next semester. I wish there were more books to read that I can personally relate to myself. Reading Esperanza Rising reminded me of my life as a child in India. I moved to the United States when I was 10 years old with my family and younger brother. Moving from India to a strange new country had a big impact in my life. Growing up in a big happy family with grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousin, money, luxury, best friends, big house to starting all again and building everything from scratch was very difficult for me. This book is an easy read, with 5 years and 5 month old reading level, suitable for anyone. I struggled my first year in the states, had a hard time fitting in and making friends. Seeing my parents do at least two jobs so they can put food on the table to a big change for me. I can relate to Esperanza’s struggles in this country. This book is an easy read and will improve reading, writing and speech skills. This book has a lot of meaning behind it, its not a story about an immigrant family who moves to the America, but it also talks about the Mexican Revolution. This book not only teaches the class about struggles an immigrant family goes through but also a little bit about the Mexican history. This book also talks about Miguel who is a servant in Mexico starting his new life here in California. “In Mexico, I was a second-class citizen. I stood on the other side of the river, remember? And I would have stayed that way my entire life” (Ryan, 2000). Miguel must remind Esperanza of the social divisions they once lived by in Mexico. Even though, he had tried to find work with the railroad, a job for which he was highly qualified his ethnicity had interfered with him and his job, and yet at least in the United States he had a better chance of
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