Esperanza Rising Challenges

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Don't be afraid to start over. Many immigrants lost everything and everyone due to poverty, racism and tragedy. Esperanza Ortega, from the book Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan, dealt with the same thing. She was forced to leave her perfect and rich life in Mexico, to start a hard and hard working life as an immigrant. Esperanza faced all kinds of challenges. The most hurtful challenges she faced were doing jobs she didn't know how to do, working in the fields and dealing with Mama's valley fever. The first challenge Esperanza faced as an immigrant was dealing with the difficult time of doing chores she didn't know how to do. “I said I could work. I told Mama I could help. But I cannot even wash clothes or sweep the floor. Does the whole