2.¿Por qué no recibieron la Mamá y Esperanza la tierra de la Rancha?
3.En este capítulo hablan mucho de las cosas bonitas - las rosas, las muñecas, encaje (lace), la cama, comida especial como las papayas, etc.... ¿por qué?
2.¿Por qué no recibieron la Mamá y Esperanza la tierra de la Rancha?
3.En este capítulo hablan mucho de las cosas bonitas - las rosas, las muñecas, encaje (lace), la cama, comida especial como las papayas, etc.... ¿por qué?
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ReplyDelete1) The rituals of Mexico for the death of a person are similar to that in the United States. In the US, there is a funeral, a burial of some sort, then a wake afterwards where food is served. In Mexico, it is more of a drawn out process with special meals and ceremonies to welcome the dead into the land of the afterlife. It is more of a religious process for them to go through in Mexico than it is here in the United States.
ReplyDelete2) They do not receive the land because the new leader, Esperanza's uncle, is highly disliked among the workers. Most of them would leave for California to work because they do not want to be told what to do by a terrible person. There is no possible way that with a little amount of workers, the farm could be efficiently run.
3) She is given all of the nice things for her birthday. Everything was post-poned because of her father's death so when they had the party, it was solemn. The doll was the most important present to Esperanza because her father got it for her before he died. Her grandmother got her rosa beads which is a religious necklace to be worn and her mother got her lace that would be worn "someday". They also had papaya as a celebratory fruit.
I am confused by #2- they (Esperanza & her mother?) did not receive the land because the uncle is disliked - wouldn't that be reason for them TO receive the land?
DeleteA rosary is not a necklace (although it looks like one). They are prayer beads & they are laid out in 10s to help the supplicant keep track of the number of prayers they have said.
If I recall correctly, the papaya is her favorite fruit - celebratory yes, but because it is her fav.
1. I agree with Taryn that they are more religious celebrations in Mexico where ours seem to be less drawn out. But other than that they are fairly similar. People in the US and maybe the rest of the world tend to bring food to the ones who were closest to the deceased. Maybe it is there way of feeling like they are helping but from personal experience it can make them feel worse. To have to say that you are fine, when you clearly are not, to have to accept people's condolences, for something that you feel shouldn't have happened. It is all just very hard to deal with.
ReplyDelete2. They are not given the land because they are women and in mexico other latin countries it isn't customary for women to get land. Tio Luis is left the land, and this just seems like it is going to be more trouble than not. He acts in such a disrespectful way to his family and esspecially in his brother's honor. I don't like him already.
3. All of these beautiful things seem to further symbolize Esperanza's social statues.
not customary for women to own land AT THAT TIME - remember this is 1920s - 30s
Delete1) It seems that the death rituals are a bit different but in the same light it is similar. As far as I know it has been a tradition to bury the dead around the world for a very long time. That is an obvious similarity. The naturally mourn the dead but also see it as somewhat of a celebration as they pass their loved one onto the next world.
ReplyDelete2) It was not customary at this time period for women to own land therefore the land would be passed on to a near male relative.
To be continued...
Yeah i agree that the funeral processions are a lot more light hearted and death is seen a lot differently than in the United States
Delete1) Like Shane said there are some obvious similarities between the two such as burial of the deceased and a gathering of friends and family who gather and mourn. A difference between the two is that the masses after the burial are usually quite a few days longer than in the US.
ReplyDelete2) Mama did not receive the land because in this time period, the 1920's- 1930's, women werent allowed to own land because it was customary to have the man of the house own the land.