Eventually, at the end of the novel, Matt returns to opium and takes over the throne of his country after El Patrón’s death. Matt finally gets away to live with María and her mother Esperanza, who is involved in the opium protests and the politics surrounding them. Where he is still treated badly, he has to work vigorously and fend for himself. With the help of these friends, Matt finally goes to Aztlán, previously known as Mexico. He takes on a series isolation, prejudice, isolation, violence, illness, and death threats – all before the age of fourteen! Matt happily finds a family within his time residing at the Alacran estate: his mother figure Celia, his bodyguard Tam Lin and his love interest María. But when Matt is taken to the big house of the estate of Alacran, in the land of opium, Matt’s life takes a black turn. He lives in with his Celia his motherly figure, who works for the Alacrán family as a cook. Matt’s childhood was decent other than the hate he receives from the Alacran family. House of Scorpion is a dark and complicated story.
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