5Comments
- Esmeralda and her family lived through hurricane
- In Puerto Rico they named hurricanes after saints
- Esmeralda didn't have any idea of the customs and believes of the Catholic church
- Esmeralda thinks of her mother constantly, even when she's angry.
- Esmeralda and her mom has a great relationship that isn't as obvious as the relationship she has with her dad.
4Questions
- How is it possible that Esmeralda didn't know how to "thread" before?
- Where was her mother and rest of the family?
- Why is her grandmother starting to go to church, after all this time?
- Why did her grandmother say it was disrespectful to look back in church?
3Vocabulary
- Mantilla: is "a lightweight lace or silk scarf worn over the head and shoulders often over a high comb, by women in Spain and Latin America"
- Piously: Having or exhibiting religious reverence; earnestly compliant in the observance of religion; devout.
- Doily:(or doilie) is a small ornamental mat usually made of cotton or linen placed underneath a dish or bowl
2Literary Devices
- The sky fell to the tops of the mountains - Metaphor
- Con el agua al cuello y la marea subiendo - Metaphor ( with water to the chin and the tide rising)
1Summarizing Sentence
- This chapter is about how Esmeralda felt living with her grandparents for a while.