Mostly the men are in the fields working long hours, under the scorching sun, every day. The boy sees his mother crying over the death of his sister and brother. Now the situation has changed and his family is affected. The father had sunstroke and his brother is also ill. The son heard his father praying and asking God to help him. The son became increasingly angry with God when he heard “his mother and father crying out for God's mercy” (Rivera, p. 109). They worked long hours, making sure all the work was done for the boss. The son begins to curse God and this goes against his mother's religion. The son makes a statement: “I am sure that God does not care about us” (Rivera, p. 109). After the son vented to God, things began to change. In life, sometimes people feel that God has abandoned them. They believe they are being punished for things over which they have no control. History shows that patience is needed, things will not always happen right away but when they are supposed to. The author uses religion to show that the son's family's belief in God will make their life much happier. God is not the cause of tragedies and does not punish the family at all