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Stories of Human Rights
Metaphors Note-catcher: The River
(Example, for Teacher Reference)
RL.5.1, RL.5.2, L.5.5a
Excerpt of text
Metaphor
What does it mean?
Ex. Las Uvas. Pages 17– 18 from “Several years ago, when Esperanza ...” to “... never told Miguel about the river.”
“But now that she was a young woman, she under ood that Miguel was the housekeeper’s son and she was the ranch owner’s daughter and between them ran a deep river. Esperanza ood on one side and Miguel ood on the other and the river could never be crossed.”
Esperanza and Miguel are not equal because he is
the son of a peasant and she is the daughter of a wealthy landowner, and, as a result, their futures look very di erent, so there is a di ance between them and they could never marry.
1. Las Papayas. Pages 36–37 from “My father and I have lo faith ...” to “... di erent sides of the river.”
“In Mexico we and on di erent sides of the river.”
Esperanza and Miguel are not equal because he is
the son of a peasant and she is the daughter of a wealthy landowner, and, as a result, their futures look very di erent, so there is a di ance between them and they could never marry.
2. Los Duraznos. Pages 223–224 from “Anza, everything will work out ” to “... think you are a queen.”
“Are you anding on the other side of the river? No! You are ill a peasant!”
Miguel hoped things would be better for him in the United States, but things aren’t any better for him. He is ill a peasant.
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