There is a conflict between rumor and reality in this excerpt.
On one hand, we have the rumor - that Nick became engaged to someone, and everybody heard it was true. However, on the other hand, we have the reality - that he in fact is not engaged, thus the whole story is just a gossip rather than something that actually happened.
Esperanza and her mother settle in camp for Mexican farm workers. There are financial struggles, and they are also lacking acceptance. Mama gets sick and Esperanza has to rise against her circumstances to save her and Mama. There are terrible working conditions as well.
Usually it’s always good to ask for help when needed and you shouldn’t be ashamed for it but if you need to fix something and you have no clue how them it’s best to call for a expert but it might come at a charge and this goes for a lot of thing