The House On Mango Street Rising Essay On Esperanza Rising

Have you ever seen someone going from rich to poor? If not, then this might be new to you. I read about this girl named “Esperanza”, from the book Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan, who has experienced this. She is a rich girl. She doesn't do anything by herself, her servants do everything for her. She only has her mom, dad, and her grandmother in her family. Her mom’s name is Ramona, Esperanza calls her dad “Papa”, and her grandmother’s name is Abuelita. She is living in Mexico. The change from innocence to experience can be painful.

Even if you are rich, you have to go through bad news. Bad news comes in everyone’s life. In the book Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan, Esperanza used to be in Mexico living her happy and rich life. Her

dad goes out to work as usual but he has a fix time to come back. He is never late. One day, her dad isn’t home yet and it’s very late. They all start to get worried. After a while of waiting for him, Ramona, Esperanza’s mom, sends Alfonso and Miguel to look for dad. Esperanza’s heart felt really heavy and she started to cry. Her mom came to her and said , “He is just a little late” (page 11). This quote shows that Ramona is trying her best to not lose hope that dad is in danger and Ramona is trying her best to console Esperanza at the same time. Time passes by slowly and slowly. That time was very stressful for Esperanza and her family. The time passed really slowly, and they all saw Alfonso and Miguel coming back in a wagon. They came back with a dejected face. When she asked them why are they depressed, they both started to cry as they pointed at the body at the back of the wagon. When they pointed at the body, Ramona cried a lot. She fainted. Abuelita ran to her side. Esperanza felt her heart drop. A noise came from her mouth and slowly, her first breath of grief grew into a tormented cry. She fell to her knees and sank into a dark hole of despair and disbelief.
Making tough decisions comes in everyone’s life once a while.

After Papa’s death, the property should go to Ramona. One day, a lawyer comes to their house to talk about the property. The lawyer didn’t come alone. Tio Luis, Esperanza’s Dad’s brother, came with him. Ramona looked a little shocked to see Tio Luis. This shows that Tio Luis didn’t see them in a while. The Lawyer and Tio Luis sit down and they tell Ramona that now, Tio Luis owns all of the property. Listening to this Ramona got a shock. She couldn’t believe that because after Papa’s death, the property should go to Ramona. Tio Luis was a little mean kind of person. He took everything from Esperanza and her family. One day, someone burns their house. No one knows who did it. When their house got burned they had to live in the servant's house. After few days are passed, Tio Luis comes to meet Esperanza and her family. This time, he has brought a new trouble for them. Tio Luis comes and asks Ramona to marry him. Hearing this, Ramona and her family got a big jolt. Tio Luis asks for an answer. Ramona didn’t reply anything, but in her heart she is saying

“NO”!
Innocence to experience changes you from whom you were to who you are right now, it changes you.

Days are passed, Tio Luis comes to meet Ramona again and at that time she says “YES”. Her reason for saying yes is that she has a plan. Her plan was that on the same night, she will run away with her family. The same day, Abuelita's foot gets fractured and she can’t walk. Then they all decide not to take Abuelita with them and they will bring Abuelita later on. The night has come, and they all leave for the United States. On the way, Ramona was thinking about how Tio Luis will react when he will get to know that they are gone. They reach the United States. There, they go to a camp and decide to stay there. They meet Isabel and her family there. Isabel and her family gives space to Esperanza and her family to live with them. They are living in a camp so they HAVE to work. The next morning, Josefina, Isabel’s mom, tells Ramona and the others about the

job.
Innocence to Experience also makes you learn new things. They all have to go to work and Esperanza is at home taking care of the babies. The babies are Isabel’s brother and sister. Esperanza has a hard time doing that because she had never taken care of the babies before. When Isabel comes home, she teaches Esperanza how to take good care of the babies. The next morning, Esperanza’s job is to sweep outside. She doesn’t even know how to sweep. Isn't that shocking? Well it isn’t shocking because in her rich life the servants used to do all the work. Esperanza feels ashamed because when she goes out to sweep, everyone laughs at her. She becomes really dejected.
Experiencing new things in your life is always good and it makes you learn new things. Everyone experiences something in their life. Innocence to experience changes you a lot. Do you think experiencing is good, bad, or neutral? Do you think innocence to experience changes you or not? If you want to know more about innocence to experience then you should read this book called Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan.