r Skinny Trees"Keep, keep, keep, trees say when I sleep."Whenever Esperanza is down, and is giving up on her dreams she looks at these four trees. And in a way they do resemble her. These four trees that are frail, and probably don't get the much of care. And they grow each day just like her, and they get taller and taller, and grow deeper and deeper into the ground. One part in this chapter Esperanza said that her sister Nenny wouldn't appreciate the tree's strength because, I don't think she's yet old enough. I think Nenny really looks up to Esperanza and that one day she will be just like her. I think the keep, keep, keep part is meaning that keep trying, and dreaming when she sleeps.Chapter 30-No Speak English"This is home. Here I am and here I stay. Speak English. Speak English. Christ!"I think it must be so hard for Mamacita to adapt to America. She must have been so attached to her native country, and even her dialect. Everything that is in America is different from Mexico to her. And for her son to start speaking english must be even harder for her. She can't even understand her own son speaking. I can just imagine her frustration and anger when he runs around singing the pepsi commercial in english. All she wants to do is preserve the last of her culture. I think she will end up learning English though, because her son has worked all these years to make her happy, and to keep her living probably. It would be nice if she learned for her older son.Chapter 31-Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut & Papaya Juice on Tuesdays"And always there is someone offering sweeter drinks, someone promising to keep them on a silver string."I think that this quote means that there are other men for Rafaela. I would hate to be married and not be able to do anything because my husband was worried that I would run away. What kind of a marriage is that? He just doesn't trust her to be faithful. It's sad because she is treated like a caged animal. She has no rig...
