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The Son Heart In Sonia Nazario's Enrique Journey

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In a lonely street where to the sun is about to set in, you come home from school to see that your dad is just greeting you in front of the house but the only love the best is your mom. Every day when you miss her, you try to call her and write the letter to her better than seeing her face to face is the best where the son heart is at. In Enrique Journey by Sonia Nazario, shows an enormously sad reaction in this book. Immigrant is a big issue in the Mexico because they risk a lot of their live to find their mom in the United State where she finds work and sent money to the Mexico. The shocking feeling to the family because like most mom when the family are in poverty, tells their kid “Sleep facedown so you stomach won’t growl so much” ( pg 9) because it will cause a problem to the stomach when there are no food going inside. I think that it the right choose to cross the border because without finding jobs in the United states, then the child would be in a depression or feeling to me is like being left along without any support such as money for education and foods. Without it, it reminds me of being a stranger …show more content…

At first, some people just has a giving heart to give donations to the migrant. For example, kid would knock on their doors and asking for food. Then people would give the food to them and some they felt like the migrant is a stranger dirty kid so the giver would feel invaded their property. Compare to the town of Encinar, Fortin de las Flores, and presidio, are a super thankful, consideration, and caring because a lot of people give donation such as food to the poor migrant. For example, trains would pass by the neighborhood and people come out and throw food for them to eat like juice bottles, tortillas, and beans. This place is very giving because people over there has less gang member and the church provide them with a amazing food

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