Enrique's Book Report

Enrique’s is not a book, but it is a journey of a son trying to reach his mother. It is about mother who left her family to find work in a different country. It is a story of living in poverty and hoping to got through the day without food. People think about their future plans and what they are going to do tomorrow, but in Honduras people hope to live another day and not got killed. In Honduras there are many mothers who leave their country to chase the American dream. They believe moving to America can fix everything, but they don't know the reality they are about to face. Many mothers moved to U.S to find a better job and save enough money to bring their kids closer to them. The book Enriquer revolves around Lourdes moving from her home …show more content…
Back home Enrique struggle to had a stable life with abandoned issues with his family because all the parental figure in his life was leaving him. First it was his mother to emigrate to the U.S. Then it was Enrique's father who was an irresponsible father. After his father left him for a woman to had another family Enrique felt left out. After his father left him, his uncle took Enrique under his care. Enrique’s uncle let him work with him, and do some chores. His uncle was playing the role of the father in Enriques life. The happiness did not last for too long Enrique uncle ended up dead in a shooting. After his uncle's death, his grandmother took Enrique under her care. Enrique was going through a lot at this point and he feels no one needs and loves him anymore. He struggles every day and falls into the wrong crowd. Enrique hung out with the gang members and started using drugs. Due to his behavior, his grandmother refuses to keep Enrique in the house. No one told Lourdes of the situation back home because they did not want her to worry about Enrique's unstable life due to the separation from her. Lourdes creates a new life in the U.S with her daughter, Diana, but her life seems incomplete without Enrique and …show more content…
She lived in poverty and did not want her kids to live in poverty as well. Lourdes idea of moving away from her country was to build a better life for her kids. Enriques idea of moving to the U.S was to got out of the poverty zone, gain wealth by proving and show himself he was responsible. Lourdes did not gain wealth as soon as she got to the U.S. She struggled with paying rent and did not had enough money to send it to her kids. She worked many hours and did not earn enough. Some point she was considering going back and dream of escaping poverty does not