“This whole valley lives and breathes.” Pg.1 This means that the valley provides.
"Esperanza stood on one side and Miguel stood on the other and the river couldn't be crossed." It means that they could never be thogether becuase Miguel is poor and Esperanza is rich.
"We are like the phoenix, said Abuelita. Rising again, with a new life ahead of us." Pg.50 This means that when we fail or have a hard time in life we will succeed again.
