Esperanza Rising a juvenile young girl, written by Pam Muñoz Ryan. Set in post revolutionary Mexico during the time of the American great depression. Examines the plight of the Mexican farm workers as they struggle to adapt and survive in the United States. This novel tells the story of a young girl living in Mexico in the 1930’s who finds herself transplanted to the San Joaquin Valley of California due to difficult family circumstances. While in California, she experiences real life, not only as a Mexican girl whose life is influenced by the customs and traditions of her heritage, but also as a migrant farm worker in the U.S during the depression. This novel influences on how life was in the 1930’s during the Great depression, how people were acting very positive on they’re achieving their goals time by time. The great depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding the World War II. This great depression varied across nations, in less words lack of work and money. Yet many people were moving out to other nations that are when immigration started it. For example in this novel Esperanza and her family moved out from Mexico to California due to work and living conditions. Yet this great …show more content…
Moreover other people did not stop looking for jobs until they had obtained what they wanted. For example in the novel Esperanza Rising; Papa used to tell Esperanza her daughter “Aguantate tantito y la fruta caera en tu mano” (“ wait a little while, and the fruit will fall into you hand”), This piece of notice that his dad gave his daughter was a good example of how civilians were positive on how the economy was going to improve that they need to not worry if thing got worst. Yet it was a great example to give their family and children that type of advise, not letting them