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Estrella eventually changes her mind and decides to help Perfecto tear down the barn. What does the barn represent for Estrella in Under The Feet of Jesus

Viramontes uses the California landscape and powerful metaphors to describe the lives of piscadores – migrant Latino field workers. She starts the book with these words: “Had they been heading for the barn all along? Estrella didn’t know. The barn had burst through a clearing of trees and the cratered roof reminded her of the full moon.” Later, Estrella refuses to help Perfecto tear down the barn. She envisioned that: “The nails would screech, and the wood would moan and she would pull the veins out and the woodsheet wall would collapse like a toothless mouth. Nothing would be left except a hole in the baked dirt so wide it would make one wonder how anything could be so empty.” Estrella eventually changes her mind and decides to help Perfecto tear down the barn. What does the barn represent for Estrella in Under The Feet of Jesus.
Form of the essay: introduction should include a strong thesis statement with at least 2 supportive points. Body should have at least two paragraphs with topic sentence for each. conclusion should restate what the thesis statement is. You need to prove your points by giving examples and quotes from the book and REMEMBER TO DO CITATION TOO.
Essay: Answer the question about Under The Feet of Jesus book of Helen Viramontes. Your answer should be presented in the same as any other 2-page weekly reflection, but will be graded on a 40-point (rather than 20-