All 4 Uses
revolution
in
Esperanza Rising
(Edited)
- They both knew that even though it was 1930 and the revolution in Mexico had been over for ten years, there was still resentment against the large landowners.
p. 12.1 *revolution = overthrow of the old government
- Before he came to this country, he fought in the Mexican revolution against people like her father who owned all the land.
p. 97.4revolution = fight to overthrow a government
- Her father came from Sonora during the revolution.
p. 129.1
- So many Mexicans have the revolution still in their blood.
p. 146.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(revolution as in: the computer revolution) dramatic change -- sometimes violent overthrow of a government
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(2)
(revolution as in: revolution around the sun) circular movement -- sometimes referring to exactly one rotation
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)