The statement “Don't be afraid to start over “ These words are true for every immigrant that is forced or chooses to leave their home to go to a new country. Esperanza from Esperanza Rising by Pam munoz Ryan is not different .Esperanza was forced to leave behind her rich mexican life to a life with nothing but hard Backbreaking work, when she forced to move to California. Even though Esperanza had to face a lot of challenges , but there were three that were the hardest, Mama getting valley fever , Marta pressuring Esperanza to join the strikers, and when Esperanza faces Discrimination. The first challenge that Esperanza faced was mama having valley fever. The text states on page 155 , it said valley fever was caused by dust spores in the
