Characters
Who is the main character in Tía Fortuna's New Home?
Who is the young girl (the narrator)
This is the location where Tía Fortuna is moving to in the story.
What is the new house? (or Tía Fortuna's new home)
Tía Fortuna brings this tradition with her to her new home, which is important for her and her family.
What is making and sharing food.
After Tía Fortuna moves into her new home, she feels a little sad. This event helps her feel better and more at home.
What is decorating the new house with familiar items.
The narrator feels this emotion as she watches her aunt settle into her new house.
What is a mix of excitement and worry.
This character is the one who helps Tía Fortuna unpack and get settled into her new home.
Who is Papa?
This place is the neighborhood where Tía Fortuna's new home is located, and it is different from where she used to live.
What is the new neighborhood?
In the story, Tía Fortuna and her family celebrate this traditional activity to make the new house feel welcoming and familiar.
What is unpacking and setting up the home together?
This is the first thing the narrator notices when they visit Tía Fortuna’s new house.
What is how different the house looks compared to her old home?
The theme of this story shows how family can help each other through difficult changes. This feeling is shown when the narrator helps Tía Fortuna adjust.
What is love or support.
This character is a neighbor who helps make Tía Fortuna feel welcome in her new home by bringing her something special.
Who is the neighbor?
The narrator’s family helps Tía Fortuna unpack in this room of her new home.
What is the living room?
Tía Fortuna places this object in her new home to honor her heritage and create a sense of comfort.
What is a small religious statue or an altar?
Tía Fortuna decides to do this to make her new home feel more familiar.
What is putting up pictures and objects from her old house.
At the end of the story, the narrator realizes that this emotion helps make Tía Fortuna’s new home feel welcoming.
What is happiness or comfort.
This character is excited about the idea of Tía Fortuna moving into a new house but also feels a little sad because of all the changes.
Who is the young girl? (narrator)
Tía Fortuna has a special place in her old home that she brings with her to make her new house feel more like home.
What is the small altar?
The family often gathers to eat together, and this meal is an important tradition in the story.
What is a shared family meal (such as a dinner or snack they enjoy together)?
The narrator learns that Tía Fortuna has a hard time adjusting because she misses this from her old home.
What is the old neighborhood or the familiar people and places.
By the end of the story, the narrator learns that the most important thing about feeling at home is having this.
What is family or love.
This character helps with the transition and encourages the family to support Tía Fortuna in her new home.
Who is Mama?
he narrator visits this place in the story, and it’s a spot that makes her feel closer to her family and Tía Fortuna's past.
What is the old house?
This tradition from Tía Fortuna’s old home is brought into her new house to help her feel connected to her past.
What is a family ritual or blessing.
When Tía Fortuna begins to decorate, she finds comfort in these familiar things from her old home.
What are family photos or personal keepsakes.
The narrator experiences this emotion when she realizes that Tía Fortuna will be okay in her new home, even though things are different.
What is hope or understanding.