Esperanza Rising

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Lupe and Pepe

Lupe and Pepe are twin babies who are Juan and Josefina's children, and Isabel's siblings.

Juan

Juan is Alfonso's brother and helped them get intothe United States.

Juan is Isabel, Lupe,and Pepe's father,and Josefina's husband.

Marta

Marta is a girl from the Mexican camp who goes on strike to get better housing.

Marta is very rude to Esperanza all the time.

Marta likes Miguel and is jealous of Esperanza because of all the attention Miguel gives her.

Carmen

Carmen is a stranger Mama met on the train.

Carmen is very collected and sure about her life.

Carmen gives money (though little) to the poor even though she can barely afford to feed her family.

Carmen is a peasant and she is very poor, but has eight children.

Tio Luis

Tio Luis is a bank president in Mexico but is looking into a career in politics.

Tio Luis proposed to Mama because he wanted a higher vote in the town.

Tio Luis was looking into a job in politics because Mama was a hiigh rank in the town.

Alfonso

Alfonso is the father of Miguel and was a servant at El Rancho De Las Rosas.

Alfonso was Papa's good friend and they felt like family.

Alfonso was described as a long face like a dogs would be.

Papa (Sixto)

Papa and Esperanza have a very close relationship.

Papa's and Alfonso's families were not Master-Servant relationship, it was like family.

Papa was very kind and peaceful.

Mama (Ramona)

Mama usually wears her hair in a bun and looks like Esperanza.

Mama loves to crochet, like Abuelita.

Mama is confident to start a new life.

Josefina

Josefina is a plumper woman and is very poor, like most people at the time.

Josefina is Juan's wife.

Josefina is Isabel, Lupe and Pepe's mother.

Silvia

Isabel

Isabel is Juan and Josefina's oldest daughter.

Isabel is very peppy and talkative.

Isabel usually takes care of Lupe and Pepe.

Tio Marco

Tio Marco is the mayor of Aguascalientes but follows his brother instead of his brother following him.

Tio Marco is Papa's step-brother.

Hortensia

Hortensia is one of Mamas best friends.

Hortensia is a Zapotec indian from Oaxaca.

Hortensia is a very nice and friendly person.

Miguel

Miguel was also a servant at El Ranchos De Las Rosas.

Miguel is patient and smart because he teaches Esperanza how to clean.

Miguel used to be Esperanza's crush when she was little.

Abuelita

Abuelita is an older woman and is Esperanza's grandmother.

Abuelita had to stay in Mexico because of her ankle.

Abuelita loves to crochet.

Esperanza

Long, black hair

Used to be wealthy, but now poor.

Stubborn at times.