Mattie sacrifices her business, her reputation, and her life to help out illegal aliens that are running, for one reason or another, from their original country. Most of these aliens are searching for a better

life in America. Mattie assists them by providing them with housing, food, and medical attention whenever needed. She knows the consequences involved, and yet she perseveringly volunteers to give these people sanction. "There was another whole set of people who spoke Spanish and lived with her for various lengths of

Estevan and Esperanza's sacrifice involved a major part of their lives. Both Estevan and Esperanza sacrificed their daughter for the lives of seventeen other people. Back in Guatemala, they were part of an secret underground teachers union where important information was passed by word of mouth. Both Estevan and Esperanza knew the names of twenty other members, which is why they were valued more alive than dead. In order to catch Estevan and Esperanza the military took away Ismene, their daughter. "Ca

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Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)