Values are an important piece of a family's culture. What is an important value that guides Ernesto and his family? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

The values that guided Ernesto and his family are perseverance and industrious. Throughout the story, Ernesto had explained what it was like to be alien to another culture. He had experienced so many things from it and thus encouraged him to become a better person. He had grown up to become an educated man.