As a freshman in the EC program at Center Grove High School, I wanted to address the controversial topic of whether or not Sonia Nazario’s memoir Enrique’s Journey. I believe that the high school curriculum should include Sonia Nazario’s memoir Enrique’s Journey because it teaches students to appreciate the things they have, and in addition it informs students about the dangers and problems of immigration they never knew.
People take for granted the simple things we have in our daily life such as a nice home, parents, food, and safety because we have not experienced life without them. In “Collage Freshman Learn From ‘Enrique’s Journey,’” na interview with NRP’s Lynn Neary, Nazario states, “What I hear a lot from students every day in emails and traveling across the country to campuses is they learn to be more grateful for what they have” (qtd. in Neary). When …show more content…
In Enrique’s Journey Sonia Nazario states that “[people have] seen a man lose half a foot getting on the train. [People have] seen six gangsters draw their knives and throw a girl off the train to her death” (xvi). This book could scar the children who read it. Being exposed to violence can make students become more violent or passive aggressive. However, students should be exposed to all aspects of Enrique’s Journey, especially the terrible things that occur in the book because that is where they learn the most about immigration. In “Collage Freshman Learn From ‘Enrique’s Journey,’” na interview with NRP’s Lynn Neary, Nazario states “It shows resilience, and it shows how individuals can overcome huge challenges” (qtd. in Neary). Students read about Enrique and how he perseveres through these hard times in his life. The lessons you learn about strength, perseverance, and willpower cannot be taught by simply explaining it to them. Enrique’s Journey is a perfect example of all three of
People take for granted the simple things we have in our daily life such as a nice home, parents, food, and safety because we have not experienced life without them. In “Collage Freshman Learn From ‘Enrique’s Journey,’” na interview with NRP’s Lynn Neary, Nazario states, “What I hear a lot from students every day in emails and traveling across the country to campuses is they learn to be more grateful for what they have” (qtd. in Neary). When …show more content…
In Enrique’s Journey Sonia Nazario states that “[people have] seen a man lose half a foot getting on the train. [People have] seen six gangsters draw their knives and throw a girl off the train to her death” (xvi). This book could scar the children who read it. Being exposed to violence can make students become more violent or passive aggressive. However, students should be exposed to all aspects of Enrique’s Journey, especially the terrible things that occur in the book because that is where they learn the most about immigration. In “Collage Freshman Learn From ‘Enrique’s Journey,’” na interview with NRP’s Lynn Neary, Nazario states “It shows resilience, and it shows how individuals can overcome huge challenges” (qtd. in Neary). Students read about Enrique and how he perseveres through these hard times in his life. The lessons you learn about strength, perseverance, and willpower cannot be taught by simply explaining it to them. Enrique’s Journey is a perfect example of all three of