Emma Lazarus’s sonnet, “New Colossus”, speaks the idea of, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” This quote is etched on the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of freedom for immigrants entering America, a place of hope, of safety. However, in the book Spare Parts, by Joshua Davis, we see a journey of a group of young illegal immigrants from Mexico, who face hardships, fears of being deported, and ultimately success against one of the most prestigious universities. We will delve into the aspects of my thoughts of immigrations after this read, my deeper connection with the text after listening to the author of the novel speak, and ultimately my thoughts if this book is worthy for being this years common read.
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From numerous article of being published, scholarships, and the publicity was enormous. However, while people such as I would be basking in the glory of this victory, these boys were fearful of it, because it could lead to an undesirable end, deportation. Within discussion amongst themselves on the idea of being in the national news circuit they said this, “They were being asked to talk about living illegally in the country on national television… Cristian’s family was very concerned and didn’t want him to participate.”(Davis, 187). I personally never thought of the “human side” of the immigration argument, I believed they were more policy than people. However, this section of the book let me see this bleak idea, that these students cannot even celebrate their feats, because of their status. With these two concepts, storming in my mind, the author’s presentation changed my …show more content…
His answer ended with a groundbreaking quote for me, “Who calls what home?” He led me to a revelation in my thinking, this country isn’t just about your status, but it is what you consider your home. Even if you may not have proper documentation, if you feel that you have a place in a different society. If you think you can contribute more and better your life their, instead of your original place of origin, then why not better the place you care for more? After posing this question to myself I came to a conclusion for this
From numerous article of being published, scholarships, and the publicity was enormous. However, while people such as I would be basking in the glory of this victory, these boys were fearful of it, because it could lead to an undesirable end, deportation. Within discussion amongst themselves on the idea of being in the national news circuit they said this, “They were being asked to talk about living illegally in the country on national television… Cristian’s family was very concerned and didn’t want him to participate.”(Davis, 187). I personally never thought of the “human side” of the immigration argument, I believed they were more policy than people. However, this section of the book let me see this bleak idea, that these students cannot even celebrate their feats, because of their status. With these two concepts, storming in my mind, the author’s presentation changed my …show more content…
His answer ended with a groundbreaking quote for me, “Who calls what home?” He led me to a revelation in my thinking, this country isn’t just about your status, but it is what you consider your home. Even if you may not have proper documentation, if you feel that you have a place in a different society. If you think you can contribute more and better your life their, instead of your original place of origin, then why not better the place you care for more? After posing this question to myself I came to a conclusion for this