Here are the key points made in the two stories regarding how Hispanic families worked to support themselves:
- Many Hispanic families had no choice but to work in the fields with their hands to earn a living and support their families. Office jobs requiring head work were not generally available or accessible to them.
- As depicted in both stories, physical labor like picking crops was grueling and took a toll on the body over long hours in the fields every day. However, it provided much needed income for basic survival.
- The stories realistically portray the challenges of subsistence through manual farm work, leaving little choice or opportunity for other types of employment at the time for many Hispanic families immigrating to America. Hard work in the