The character Esperanza is a fascinating character that cares about her family. Esperanza shows this in Chapter 3 page 23, when she thinks, “I should get up and wave kisses to Papa.” This shows that she loves Papa, because she wants to go and wave kisses to Papa which means that she loves him. Another example of this is chapter 3, page 33 when she says, “Esperanza ran to her. ‘Don’t cry, Mama. Everything will be all right.’“ This means that Esperanza is trying to comfort her mama because she is upset. Esperanza cares about her mother’s wellbeing so she tries to make her feel better which means that she cares about her mama. Esperanza also has some feelings for Miguel. An example of this is in chapter 3, page 36 to 37 when it states, “His touch
