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Esperanza Rising Story Structure
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Story Structure of Esperanza Rising
Story ARC
Beginning
End
Middle
Exposition
Beginning of the story, describing how things are before the action begins
Exposition
Exposition
Pages 1-3
Exposition: Introduces Esperanza and her father and
Aguascalientes, Mexico.
Pages 1-3
Exposition: Introduces Esperanza and her father and
Aguascalientes, Mexico.
Rising Action
Rising Action
Series of conflicts and crises in the story that build toward
the climax
Las Uvas
Rising Action: Esperanza’s father is killed. This means that things are going to change for Esperanza’s family, and we wonder what Esperanza and her mama will do now.
Las Papayas
Rising Action: Esperanza’s uncle now owns the land their house is on and wants to marry her mama. We know that things are going to continue to change for the family, and we wonder what they will decide to do next.
Los Higos Pages 39–57
Rising Action: Esperanza’s uncles burned their house down, so Esperanza and her mother are going to move to the United States. This means a significant change for the family. We wonder how this will change their lives.
Las Guayabas
Pages 58–80
Rising Action: Esperanza and her mama leave secretly for the United States. Already their life is different, and it is only going to change more. We wonder what life will be like for them in the United States.
Los Melones Pages 81–99
Rising Action: Esperanza and her mother cross the border into the United States, where they meet Miguel’s family members, who take them onward. We know that more things are likely to happen to Esperanza and her mother because they have only just arrived in the United States. There hasn’t been a turning point yet.
Las Cebollas Pages 100–121
Rising Action: Esperanza and her mama arrive in the camp. Mama begins work while Esperanza learns how to look after the babies. Things are continuing to get more and more challenging for Esperanza. We wonder when this will change.
Las Almendras Pages 121–138
Rising Action: They all go to the party, where there is trouble when Marta and her friends talk about a strike. Things might change for Esperanza and Mama if the workers do strike because it could affect whether they have work.
Climax
Climax
The turning point, when something important happens that changes the direction of the story
Falling Action
Falling Action
The action that happens after the climax and starts to guide the story toward the resolution
Resolution
Resolution
Tying everything together