In each reading the author portrays the life of either them self or someone else. They then go on to explain what struggles they have obtained and how they have moved passed them. “Exile” a fictional poem by Julia Alvarez, “The Trip” a fictional story by Laila Lalami, and “Outlaw: My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” an autobiographical article by Jose Antonio Vargas. What all three stories have in common in common is the idea that whatever bump in the road there is, there is always a way to smooth it out.
In the poem “Exile” by Julia Alvarez focuses on her life story of experiencing immigration when leaving the Dominican Republic to the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant from the Dominican Republic. As the main character, the girl, family is quickly rushing one another to leave which confuses Alvarez as she does not know what is going on. “Mami consoling, there was a better surprise in store for us! She couldn’t tell, though, until… until we were there.” (Alvarez, 252) The girl could tell …show more content…
Vargas earned many awards that he achieved due to his passion of writing. “I’ve created a good life. I’ve lived the American dream. But I am still an undocumented immigrant. And that means living a different kind of reality.” (Vargas, 2) Thus, he felt empty inside from this information. The hiding, the secrets, and the temptation of telling the truth was eating at him. The guilt was too much to bare as he was reminded of who he was everyday. “I’m done running. I’m exhausted. I don’t want that life anymore. So I’ve decided to come forward, own up to what I’ve done, and tell my story…” (Vargas, 11) The relief washed over him since he had his support system beside him for the long run. Furthermore, the encouragement was strong enough to provide him the acknowledgement of the problem instead of running
In the poem “Exile” by Julia Alvarez focuses on her life story of experiencing immigration when leaving the Dominican Republic to the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant from the Dominican Republic. As the main character, the girl, family is quickly rushing one another to leave which confuses Alvarez as she does not know what is going on. “Mami consoling, there was a better surprise in store for us! She couldn’t tell, though, until… until we were there.” (Alvarez, 252) The girl could tell …show more content…
Vargas earned many awards that he achieved due to his passion of writing. “I’ve created a good life. I’ve lived the American dream. But I am still an undocumented immigrant. And that means living a different kind of reality.” (Vargas, 2) Thus, he felt empty inside from this information. The hiding, the secrets, and the temptation of telling the truth was eating at him. The guilt was too much to bare as he was reminded of who he was everyday. “I’m done running. I’m exhausted. I don’t want that life anymore. So I’ve decided to come forward, own up to what I’ve done, and tell my story…” (Vargas, 11) The relief washed over him since he had his support system beside him for the long run. Furthermore, the encouragement was strong enough to provide him the acknowledgement of the problem instead of running