The most defining or important moments of Enrique’s Journey
‘’His mother never returns, and that decides Enrique’s Fate’’(5).
The first quote I want to explain is the basis of this book. We know that Enrique’s mother, Lourdes has left her family to go to America. This fact is the most defining moment in this book. If Lourdes did not decide to leave Honduras, we would have no Enrique’s Journey. This quote is also important because it tells the reader that this journey to find his mother is his fate.
‘’He hugs Maria Isabel and Aunt Rosa Amalia… Then he steps off’’(44).
This is when Enrique finally goes on his journey. It is a defining moment because this is where his journey starts. Enrique is 16 or so years old, and he has always wanted to be with his mother. …show more content…
We finally got a taste of what it is like to journey to the United States. It doesn’t go as plan for Enrique. After countless attempts to make it to the US, Enrique fails again. But despite all of that, Enrique keeps on going. He doesn’t give up. This is such a defining moment in Enrique’s journey because even through all the failures, he learns how from them. This will lead us to his final attempt where he learned from his mistakes and finally makes it to his …show more content…
We know that Maria Isabel is pregnant with Enrique’s baby. This is important because just like Enrique, Maria Isabel, a soon to be mother, will have to leave her baby behind like Lourdes did. It’s ironic that Enrique wants Maria to leave her baby because Enrique hated his mother for leaving him. Originally it was Enrique’s goal to get Maria Isabel pregnant because he was so alone and didn’t want Maria to leave him too. But now she is pregnant and he is in the United States, it is another problem even though Enrique has finally finished his journey, but new journey is about to
‘’His mother never returns, and that decides Enrique’s Fate’’(5).
The first quote I want to explain is the basis of this book. We know that Enrique’s mother, Lourdes has left her family to go to America. This fact is the most defining moment in this book. If Lourdes did not decide to leave Honduras, we would have no Enrique’s Journey. This quote is also important because it tells the reader that this journey to find his mother is his fate.
‘’He hugs Maria Isabel and Aunt Rosa Amalia… Then he steps off’’(44).
This is when Enrique finally goes on his journey. It is a defining moment because this is where his journey starts. Enrique is 16 or so years old, and he has always wanted to be with his mother. …show more content…
We finally got a taste of what it is like to journey to the United States. It doesn’t go as plan for Enrique. After countless attempts to make it to the US, Enrique fails again. But despite all of that, Enrique keeps on going. He doesn’t give up. This is such a defining moment in Enrique’s journey because even through all the failures, he learns how from them. This will lead us to his final attempt where he learned from his mistakes and finally makes it to his …show more content…
We know that Maria Isabel is pregnant with Enrique’s baby. This is important because just like Enrique, Maria Isabel, a soon to be mother, will have to leave her baby behind like Lourdes did. It’s ironic that Enrique wants Maria to leave her baby because Enrique hated his mother for leaving him. Originally it was Enrique’s goal to get Maria Isabel pregnant because he was so alone and didn’t want Maria to leave him too. But now she is pregnant and he is in the United States, it is another problem even though Enrique has finally finished his journey, but new journey is about to