ZZZ HELP! WILL GIVE BRAINLEIST IF CORRECT! As Esperanza leaves the hospital at the end of this chapter, she tells her mother, “Don’t worry. I will take care of everything. I will be La patrona for the family now.” Describe how Esperanza has changed since the day her father died.

Esperanza's character is shown to be a very curious, loving one in the beginning chapters.

She has had to face many challenges in this story, the first one being when Papa dies. Innocent of the power of death, Esperanza is hit with a wave of grief that sends her thinking about Papa even when she leaves Aguascalientes for California. When they get to the camp where they will be staying, Esperanza complains to Isabel, “My papa would never have wanted us to live in a place like this.” Even in a new place where nothing is familiar to her, she thinks of Papa for safety. When Mama gets sick, a new obstacle awaits Esperanza. Though she can cry all she wants, she instead chooses to become la patrona. In other words, she chooses to be strong instead of weak and try to support the family by getting a job.