3. Significance of the title: Esperanza’s father owns a vineyard, which is a farm where grapes are grown. In this chapter, the author states, “When the grapes delivered their harvest, she always turned another year,” which means that the harvesting of grapes marks the passage of time in Esperanza’s life. Why do you think that “Las uvas” or “grapes” is the title for this chapter?

story is "Esperanza Rising" and this is chapter 2(pages 4-22) !

Compare dee’s and her mother’s spoken language

Read this excerpt from "the light of gandhi's lamp" by hilary kromberg inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. to avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, i always looked instead at the little chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. how does this passage affect the text? it conveys, with great subtlety, the conflict she felt over having a sister who would break the law and end up in the custody of the police. it conveys, without any implied moral judgment, that those who fought against apartheid considered themselves to be soldiers in a just war. it conveys, with an extended metaphor, the idea that being detained by the police in this society was regarded as a badge of honor. it conveys, with direct language, the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.

Review the previous excerpt from barbra jordan’s speech. answer the following 3 questions in the space below.