Carlos’s young sister who is born after Irene’s death. Although they do not get to spend much time together, Carlos and Francisca play together in the family’s home in the Philippines and develop a close relationship, despite their gulf in age. Before Carlos leaves for America, Francisca gives him her meager year’s savings and tells him to go to school and someday return to Binalonan so he can teach her and Marcela to read.
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Francisca Character Timeline in America Is in the Heart
The timeline below shows where the character Francisca appears in America Is in the Heart. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 6
Mother gives birth to another girl, Francisca, and on the day before the next land payment is due, Carlos falls from a...
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Chapter 7
...and Carlos’s legs swell up, preventing him from going to school. He spends time with Francisca, and sometimes a boy from school reads to him from outside the window. Other times...
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Chapter 8
...broken man who resorts to drunkenness. Mother goes to Binalonan and returns with Carlos’s sisters, Francisca and Marcela. It is the middle of the season and “strange men” are showing up...
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Chapter 12
...back with money.” Before he departs for Manila to go to America the next morning, Francisca gives Carlos five pesos to go to school. Carlos shares a tearful goodbye with his...
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