Esperanza Rising
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Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13
Themes
All Themes Wealth, Privilege, and Class Grief and Loss Hope and Rebirth Activism and Solidarity
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Characters
All Characters Esperanza Ortega Ramona Ortega / Mama Sixto Ortega / Papa Abuelita Tío Luis Tío Marco Alfonso Hortensia Miguel Marta Isabel
Symbols
All Symbols Crocheting The River Papa’s Roses
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Esperanza Rising

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Pam Muñoz Ryan

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Wealth, Privilege, and Class Theme Icon
    Wealth, Privilege, and Class
  • Grief and Loss Theme Icon
    Grief and Loss
  • Hope and Rebirth Theme Icon
    Hope and Rebirth
  • Activism and Solidarity Theme Icon
    Activism and Solidarity
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Esperanza Ortega
  • Ramona Ortega / Mama
  • Sixto Ortega / Papa
  • Abuelita
  • Tío Luis
  • Tío Marco
  • Alfonso
  • Hortensia
  • Miguel
  • Marta
  • Isabel
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Crocheting Symbol Icon
    Crocheting
  • The River Symbol Icon
    The River
  • Papa’s Roses Symbol Icon
    Papa’s Roses
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Tanner, Alexandra. "Esperanza Rising." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 16 Feb 2019. Web. 8 Jul 2025.


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Tanner, Alexandra. "Esperanza Rising." LitCharts LLC, February 16, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2025. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/esperanza-rising.

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