Literature Circles Extension Project

1
Literature Circles Extension Project

• Esperanza Rising
• By Jascinth E Findlay

2
Themes from Esperanza Rising

• Riches to Poverty
• Humility
• Responsibility
• Hardship
• Resilience

3
Riches to Poverty

• Esperanza and her mom lived well on her fathers
  ranch in Mexico. The death of her father and the
  destruction of the ranch resulted in a new life
  as ordinary workers on a farm in California.

4
Humility

• As a child on her fathers ranch, Esperanza was
  treated special. She had all the finer things for
  her comfort. After her dads passing she had to
  adjust her mannerisms even to keep her friends.

5
Responsibility

• Working, saving, caring for mama and grandma
  Abuelita were some of the responsibilities
  assumed by Esperanza in her new life.

6
Hardship

• Mamas decision to leave for California to work
  on the farm for menial wages represented much
  hardship. Living arrangement became very basic in
  wooden cabins.

7
Resilience

• The women featured in the story were all
  confronted with individual and collective
  challenges. They resorted to actions that ensured
  their survival.

8
Image Resources

• http//www.pammunozryan.com/esper3.gif
• http//www.cornwall-online.co.uk/donnington/main.j
  pg
• http//www.teara.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/F54CBC70-3A
  90-4F54-9ECC-5D6945ECF392/92894/p5634atl.jpg
• http//www.writersmarch.com/cinemania-2002april-an
  akin_padme.jpg
• http//www.texasbeyondhistory.net/osborn/images/za
  patafield-sm.gif
• http//www.biblesociety.org/sr_29/sr29_p02.jpg
• http//www.themoviechicks.com/qfw2001/mcmpwomen1.j
  pg
• http//www.marshachall.com/images/graphics/ptnight
  .jpg