The Devil's Highway Meaning

Title: What is the meaning of the title? Does it capture the essence of the book? What would you title the book if you could change it?
The meaning of the title of this book is simply what it is, The Devil’s Highway. It refers to the place that these immigrants had to cross in order to get to the US. However, the meaning behind it refers to the aspect of how many people die here. It really is like a devil’s highway because when you're in this place it seems like you are going to die fast, due to the extreme heat and harsh conditions. It really does capture the essence of the book because this landmark plays a significant role in the book. And no, it’s not literally a highway, but a certain place within the desert. In the book, they described …show more content…
No one on this earth deserves to be treated differently due to their race. I find it astonishing that their are people who have so much money and throw it away or put it to waste while there are people who starving to death. In Tijuana, a state next to the border, he covers the level of poverty of the people that live here. He describes people eating trash and living in junkyards in order to survive. This allows us to understand why people who make the choice to bare these harsh conditions of crossing the border. The wages and amount of money are significantly higher in the US which also motivates them. Although the Border Patrol are usually depicted negatively and mean. They had a significant role in this book. Because they know of the harsh conditions in the Devil’s Highway, they feel sympathy towards these people and help them out by bringing them water. Towards the end of this journey the group members still alive are willing to make signals and get the agent's attention in order to survive. When they finally find those still alive, they take them in and take them to the hospital. However what is interesting is that in the files they were listed as White …show more content…
In The Devil's Highway they focus and cover the actual migration process while Spare Parts focuses on the life immigrants live and the struggles they face. There will never be one true answer to this problem. However, I believe that one solution to this issue could be that they create a path that easier and accessible way to citizenship, especially to those who have lived and worked their lives here in the US because they deserve it. Part of the reason people come over “illegally” is because the legal way of things is unrealistic and actually hard to receive. Also, although it is not the job of the US to help Mexico, it would be in their best interests to help the Mexican economy, which would encourage people to stay