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An Analysis Of Enrique's Journey, When The Emperor Was Divine

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Reading Enrique’s Journey, When the Emperor was Divine, and “Please Hear What I’m Not Saying” this semester has taught me there is more to the world than what is seen on the surface, which, in turn, has bettered my sense of global empathy. Sonia Nazario’s fictional novel Enrique’s Journey, sheds light on the truth behind the reason people migrate and the journey. Many of the people making this journey are children trying to locate their mothers in America because, in Enrique’s words, “My mom told me she loves me. No one else ever told me that” (143). The bond between a mother and child is not something that can be easily replaced. These children are willing to risk their lives for a chance to be with their mothers again. The dangerous journey …show more content…

The journey from Honduras to America involves many dangers that could lead to death. People are raped, robbed, jumped, and even killed. There are gangs that control the train tops and will beat immigrants and steal all their belongings. However, many are more afraid of the the train than the gangs. Hundreds have dies because of the trains tipping over or being hit off by branches. This journey destroys the spirit and soul of many of its survivors. Even though it seems like a choice to many for immigrants to come to America to find work or are in search of their mothers, it does not seem like a choice for them. They do not see a point in living life without their mothers. The connection they crave is a need, not a …show more content…

The characters of Enrique’s Journey are openly expressive about how they feel, where as, The many of the characters in The Tyrants Daughter will keep their emotions bottled in. In Julie Otsuka’s historic fictional novel The Tyrant’s Daughter Laila’s family came to America, a land that seemed like a dream, as refuges because according to Laila, “My old life, the one I fled, was real. It is real. It is real pain, and real war, and real deaths, and real guns” (279). After Laila’s Uncle had her father killed he took over as a dictator of the country. This caused the war between Laila’s family and its citizens to get worse. The war they faced does not happen on that large of a scale in America. So, many Americans do not know what it is like to live in constant fear of their own government killing them. As Laila is arriving to school late Emmy yells to her, “Laila! Where have you been? Have you heard the good news? Someone called in a bomb threat” (Otsuka 220). Jokes are made about terrible events that really take place around the world. Back in her home country Laila know about the bombs that have been dropped and hearing this news causes her to panic. These jokes are made because people do not know what it is like to really experience these things. I see this in my daily life when others make a joke about

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