Summary
Enrique’s Journey, written by Sonia Nazario, was a story based on a young boy who is destined to reunite with the mother who left him when he was at the young age of five years old, to work in the United States. Enrique had no idea to why his mother has left him, and his family does not give him any type of answers to where his mother is. Over the past few years, Enrique has been in and out of different homes, while his sister, Belky attends school and is being taken care of by their aunt. Enrique is forced to work to help pay for things around the house. He lives with his grandmother for most of his youth years, and then gets kicked out of her home once he begins to rebel. Enrique has been through many ups and downs, like dealing …show more content…
While reading the book, Enrique’s journey was not as safe as it seemed. He attempted eight times before his last time through his journey succeeded. Even though his first seven attempts was not successful, he did not give up. He tried everything in his will to make sure that he was reunited with his mother. On his eighth attempt, he is reunited with his mother and the embrace each other in one big hug. He then moves in with his mother and her roommates, and begins to work. In the end, the reunion between mother and son soon becomes a reality. For Enrique, he traveled all the way from Central America to find his mom. He thought that his mother had a certain image of her, but comes to find out that he was all wrong. The overall message that Enrique’s Journey, written by Sonia Nazario, is that parents and teachers/professors can make a huge impact on a child’s life. Either if the child is in school or at home, it is the parents and teachers/professors job to help motivate their children to do their …show more content…
In a personal experience, honestly I do not know how it feels to be without my parents because luckily both of my parents are in my life. I could use this new information to build on what I already know, by knowing that everyone grows up in different environments and do not seem to have the same background and a different perspective on life itself. Coming to the realization that everyone does not grow up with both parents, due to the fact that they might just decide to leave their child’s life. For example, I have a friend whose dad was not in his life and I feel like they really could have affected him in a way that I would not understand. Some things that still puzzle me, is when reading Enrique’s Journey, is why did his mom not take Enrique and his sister with her to the United States. What is questioning to me is how come if Enrique’s mom got the job in the United States, why did she not send back for her children, so that they could live out the American Dream with her? Lastly, would the impact of a child not having their mom in their life, impact how they would react to their environment later on in
Enrique’s Journey, written by Sonia Nazario, was a story based on a young boy who is destined to reunite with the mother who left him when he was at the young age of five years old, to work in the United States. Enrique had no idea to why his mother has left him, and his family does not give him any type of answers to where his mother is. Over the past few years, Enrique has been in and out of different homes, while his sister, Belky attends school and is being taken care of by their aunt. Enrique is forced to work to help pay for things around the house. He lives with his grandmother for most of his youth years, and then gets kicked out of her home once he begins to rebel. Enrique has been through many ups and downs, like dealing …show more content…
While reading the book, Enrique’s journey was not as safe as it seemed. He attempted eight times before his last time through his journey succeeded. Even though his first seven attempts was not successful, he did not give up. He tried everything in his will to make sure that he was reunited with his mother. On his eighth attempt, he is reunited with his mother and the embrace each other in one big hug. He then moves in with his mother and her roommates, and begins to work. In the end, the reunion between mother and son soon becomes a reality. For Enrique, he traveled all the way from Central America to find his mom. He thought that his mother had a certain image of her, but comes to find out that he was all wrong. The overall message that Enrique’s Journey, written by Sonia Nazario, is that parents and teachers/professors can make a huge impact on a child’s life. Either if the child is in school or at home, it is the parents and teachers/professors job to help motivate their children to do their …show more content…
In a personal experience, honestly I do not know how it feels to be without my parents because luckily both of my parents are in my life. I could use this new information to build on what I already know, by knowing that everyone grows up in different environments and do not seem to have the same background and a different perspective on life itself. Coming to the realization that everyone does not grow up with both parents, due to the fact that they might just decide to leave their child’s life. For example, I have a friend whose dad was not in his life and I feel like they really could have affected him in a way that I would not understand. Some things that still puzzle me, is when reading Enrique’s Journey, is why did his mom not take Enrique and his sister with her to the United States. What is questioning to me is how come if Enrique’s mom got the job in the United States, why did she not send back for her children, so that they could live out the American Dream with her? Lastly, would the impact of a child not having their mom in their life, impact how they would react to their environment later on in