Chapter 5 Summary

Word arrives in the village that there is a great war going on in the valley below between the Villistas and the Carranzistas. After several days the battle is over, but during this time Don Benito has decided to get the gold out of their find by using dynamite son they can quickly leave the valley. Dona Guadalupe is not in favor of this, but she can no longer keep the old miner from his goal. A large, deformed miner who has befriended the family aggresses to get some powder, and everyone in the family is very excited about being wealthy in just a few days. Dona Guadalupe wants her share of the money to move her family north to the United States where she feels there is less poverty and more opportunity for her children to grow and survive.

Lupe continues to...