ACROSS A HUNDRED MOUNTAINS      (Pedro Mondragon)
                                                                                                                   BLOCK:4

                                                        BY: Reyna Grande

       Do you like a story about Murder and suspense? .In the story Across a Hundred Mountains by Reyna Grande she tells us a story about Juana which was a  campesina that is very poor and come from a family with bad luck. For example in the beginning of the story it tells us that Juana  the protagonist is told to take care of her baby sister while sitting on the top of a table While being exhausted and hungry  because the little-shack that they lived in witch had a cardboard roof and mud for floor had flooded  because the river had over flown because of all the hard rain.While Juana  was taking care of Anita Juana tried her best to not fall asleep but she failed and Anita fell from the table and into the water… And you know what happens when a new born goes inside water with no supervision…

    Many may say that it is Juana that killed her baby sister but I disagree. The reason I disagree is because before the whole incident started, Juana and her mother where praying so her father could OK and they prayed  for a very long time and Juana was tire cold and hungry. When Juana’s mom Lupe  saw that Juana was falling asleep she told Juana “ go to bed Juana, you’ve done your part ,my daughter,go to sleep”(7) this quote supports my thesis statement because Lupe knew that Juana was tired but she still left an infant with a tired little girl that can barely  take care of herself. This also shows that Lupe is an irresponsible  mother.
 
     Another quote that supports my thesis statement is when Juana was taking care of Anita, and while Juana was on the table holding Anita she thought to herself ”I tried not to think about how hungry or how cold I was or heavy my eyelids felt”(8) this supports my claim because if you have not slept and you are cold with an empty stomach is bad because when it is cold your body gets tire easier and since you have no food you are out of energy. It is a miracle that Juana did not die of starvation.

Even though others may argue that it was not Lupe’s fault but Anita’s fault for falling asleep is completely ridiculous because if you know a child can barely stay awake and is very tired and hungry you let the child sleep you don’t really another human life with her.

That is my thoughts on why Anita is innocent and Lupe is guilty for Anita’s death.