1. Explain Mama's reasons for leaving Mexico. Would you have been willing to make the same decision if you were in her situation? Why or why not?
2. When Esperanza is told she cannot visit her mother for several weeks, she describes her life as going through "the motions of living." Have you ever felt this way? If so, describe how. What does Esperanza do to increase the amount of joy in her life?
3. The last section of the novel has Esperanza and Miguel listening to the heartbeat of the earth. What does this parallel to the first chapter mean?
4. The novel ends with Esperanza teaching Isabel to crochet the zigzag stitch. How do the "mountains and valleys" compare to the plot of the novel?
5. How is this book, and the main character, similar to and different from Turtle in Turtle in Paradise?
6. What parts of the book did you find most interesting and why?
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