Conflict In Enrique's Journey

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I am reading Enrique's JOURNEY and the major conflict in the story was the journey itself and how it effected Enrique mentally. I say this becuase as Enrique continually tries to reach America the journey and it's hardships break him and Enrique must force himself to go on. Fear and discouragement were Enrique's main enemy throughout his journey. Enrique handle's this conflict by pushing pushing past this roadblock in his mind with the thought that he could see his mother once again. An example of this is right before chapter seven Enrique is questioning himself and urging himself to why he is here and why not go home but the though of seeing and hugging his mother presses Enrique to keep moving foward.

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