Question

In Esperanza Rising, why was Esperanza's house burned down?

Answer 1

In Ryan's book Esperanza Rising, the titular character's father is killed the day before her birthday. Bandits murdered him while he was fixing a fence on the property. Esperanzalearns that the land now belongs to her uncle, Tio Luis, who is a cruel man, but the house belongs to Esperanza'smother.

Answer 2

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In Ryan's book Esperanza Rising, the titular character's father is killed the day before her birthday. Bandits murdered him while he was fixing a fence on the property. 
Esperanza learns that the land now belongs to her uncle, Tio Luis, who is a cruel man, but the house belongs to Esperanza's mother.