Rorra, Francisco’s sister, is the youngest child in the family. When she is four years old, she steals two of Francisco’s most precious pennies from his coin collection and uses them to buy gumballs. Francisco is furious at her, but Mamá helps him understand that Rorra is too young to understand how her actions hurt him and that people are always more important than money or things—in other words, his sister should mean more to him than his two pennies.
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Rorra Character Timeline in The Circuit
The timeline below shows where the character Rorra appears in The Circuit. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Cotton Sack
...Trampita stays behind in the car to take care of the youngest children—Torito, Rubén, and Rorra (their newborn sister). Papá says that it’s a good crop, and he warns Francisco that...
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The Circuit
Papá wakes everyone up very early the next morning. Francisco’s little siblings—Trampita, Torito, Rubén, and Rorra—are excited. To them, the move is an adventure. The family eats a quick breakfast, and...
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To Have and to Hold
...rooms plus a kitchen. As Francisco is putting away his penny collection, his little sister, Rorra, asks him if she can have a coin. He refuses, saying that these are special...
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Mamá and Rorra went to the grocery store when Francisco was at work, and Francisco looks through the...
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Mamá tells Francisco to calm down, and she gently asks Rorra if she took Francisco’s coins. Rorra nods. Mamá asks her what she did with them,...
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...tells him that she understands how upset he is, but that he must remember that Rorra is only four years old. Mamá tells him a story about a smart and rich...
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Moving Still
...one working in the fields every day. Mamá stays home to take care of Papá, Rorra, and Rubén. Torito, Trampita, and Francisco go to school on weekdays and work in the...
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