Ebook {Epub PDF} Under the Feet of Jesus by Helena María Viramontes

Under the Feet of Jesus by Helena Maria Viramontes Under the Feet of Jesus () Currently a professor of English at Cornell University, Helena María Viramontes (born in ) grew up in a working-class family in East Los Angeles, where she become involved in the Chicano/a Movement, which had a profound effect on her development as an activist and writer. Under the Feet of Jesus. Published in , Helena Maria Viramontes’s Under the Feet of Jesus, a coming-of-age story about a young girl in a family of migrant laborers, is a classic novel of Chicano/a Literature. Critics have compared the book, which centers on the struggle of Mexican and Mexican-American farmworkers in California, to John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath for its illumination of the .  · Under the Feet of Jesus by Helena Maria Viramontes () Meet Estrella, a girl coming of age in rural California. Estrella and her family work as agricultural laborers in California. While California’s pastures of plenty paint a beautiful backdrop for the casual visitor, or more likely, the vast majority of Americans who buy the cheap produce shipped from the Central Valley to the four corners Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins.

Under the Feet of Jesus by Helena Maria Viramontes () J by Melissa Rushing. Meet Estrella, a girl coming of age in rural California. Estrella and her family work as agricultural laborers in California. While California's pastures of plenty paint a beautiful backdrop for the casual visitor, or more likely, the vast majority of. Helena María Viramontes has 18 books on Goodreads with ratings. Helena María Viramontes's most popular book is Under the Feet of Jesus. Author: Helena Maria Viramontes Title: Under the Feet of Jesus Genre: coming-of-age novel Publication Info: Penguin Group, New York, Recommended Age: 15 and older Plot Summary: Thirteen-year-old Estrella is the oldest of the children in her family. She is the only one capable of helping her mother support everyone by working in the fields.

Under the Feet of Jesus, written by Helena Maria Viramontes, is a book that describes the life of a Latino migrant family in California and the struggles they live as workers who harvest the food America depends on. Under the Feet of Jesus Summary. A family is driving along a rural California road when a large barn comes into view. Estrella, a thirteen-year-old girl, look out the window as her mother, Petra, confirms that this indeed the place she was looking for. They drive a little further and find an abandoned bungalow, where they park the car. Under the Feet of Jesus. Published in , Helena Maria Viramontes’s Under the Feet of Jesus, a coming-of-age story about a young girl in a family of migrant laborers, is a classic novel of Chicano/a Literature. Critics have compared the book, which centers on the struggle of Mexican and Mexican-American farmworkers in California, to John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath for its illumination of the lives of the people who grow America’s food.