PLOT SUMMARY: Esperanza Ortega was a wealthy girl who had everything she wanted and had a loving mother and father. One day, her father and some of his men are mysteriously killed by bandits while he is tending to their ranch. Her father intended to leave everything to his wife, Ramona, and Esperanza, but the family lawyer informs them that a loophole in the will states that the ranch, where most of the money comes from, will go to Señor Ortega's brother, Luis Ortega, whom Esperanza calls Tío Luis,[2] who is implied to have a hand at Señor Ortega's murder. Their mansion later burns during a mysterious fire and Tío Luis returns and re-offers his wedding proposal. Ramona accepts, under the condition that he rebuilds the mansion and send her money and a wagon to visit her mother, Abuelita.[3] Esperanza openly tells him she dislikes him, and he says the moment he becomes her stepfather, he will send her to a boarding school. Later on, Ramona tells Esperanza that she is not planning to marry him, and plans to escape to America. With the help of Abuelita, Esperanza's grandmother, they trick Tío Luis to give Ramona money and necessities, and escape with the help of their loyal servants across the border, leaving Abuelita behind and promising to come back for her.Ramona and Esperanza live in a poor Mexican labor camp in Arvin, California[4] with their servants and their families.And after all this things Ezperanza had to go throw she faces her probleams.One day mama was getting better and Ezperanza was so happy that she went to visit her and when he she got there she shoed mama the money orders and Ezperanza notest that there where not there the money orders so she went back to the camp because they told her that Miguel was on the phone so she went running when she got there Miguel told her that he took the money orders then Ezperanza went to the train station and she saw abuelita she was so happy then they went to the camp and they brought abuelita they where all happy including Ezperanza at that moment all the probleams Ezperanza had where disappearing.