Have you ever heard the phrase “to come to fruition”? You can probably see the familiar word fruit in the word fruition. Projects and goals come to fruition when, just as fruit slowly ripens and is finally ready for harvest, they are finished or completed.
Something new has been achieved when a plan comes to fruition, and that is just what happens in Esperanza’s life as her story comes to a close.
Read the Novel
Read the chapter titled “Las Uvas: Grapes” in Esperanza Rising, before moving on to the next page in this lesson.
As you read, try to answer these questions for yourself.
| What mysteries remain in the novel? How are they explained in the final chapter? Do some mysteries remain unexplained? |
| What questions remain in the novel? How are they answered? Do some questions linger? |
| What plans has Esperanza worked toward during the novel? Do some of these come to fruition? Do some remain to be completed in the future? |
