While reading Enrique’s Journey, written by Sonia Nazario, a lot of themes were brought out throughout the book that served different meaning in Enrique’s story. The theme that stood out to me, was his journey because Enrique traveled all the way from Honduras to find his mom, who stayed in the United States. There are times in the book when he falls victim to his own shortcomings: doing drugs, tantalizing his mother, mismanaging his finances. He is ready to take yet another journey, this time marked by responsibility instead of adolescent rebellion and resentment. However, Enrique's journey is not only physical, but also mental as he grows from a boy to a man.
Border Crossing Children - I selected this source because this is an experience Enrique had barely avoided during his journey. Also not only does it apply to central America, this is an interesting topic were the Article doesn’t just go over rules people don’t follow. US-Divided Families - I selected this source because this was not talked about much in my book. Though Enrique found part of his family in the US, the book didn’t go over this topic that much. So I am interested to read something like this, as well as this topic affects America.
Nicolas Enriquez’s piece titled The Virgin of Guadalupe with the Four Apparitions depicts the Virgin mother Mary as she revealed herself to a newly transformed Christian Native named Juan Diego. This 1773 painting is a reproduction of the 1531believed arheiropoeita of Virgin Mary when she descends on Mount Tepeyac and tells Indian Juan Diego to go inform the bishop that a temple shall be built for her. The Virgin of Guadalupe is an iconic piece of Catholicism in Mexico and holds religious and cultural importance to both Spaniards and the Natives of Mexico, such as the Nahuatl. Enriquez’s painting has several deviations from the original arheiropoetia, such as different color choice and addition of Nahuatl symbols, which portrays his painting
“En Donde Estan” is a documentary film directed by Charlie Minn that I was honored to go watch. first I wasn’t so interested in watching the movie but once I finish seeing it, it brought to me anger, frustration, disappointment into how low and corrupted people can get and how they rather not make justice for those who suffer. Charlie Minn did a great Production where he was able to translate to the audience the pain and worries of women and family. The film was a general idea of what family go through when a female member of a family goes missing and are either never found or found dead, especially in Mexico.
The two texts that are going to be compared are the “Red Umbrella” by Christina Diaz Gonzalez and the “Migration Photograph”. A common subject the two texts share is family issues. The way the two authors portray the subject would be how in the Red Umbrella the kids have to get out of the unsafe country and leave their families behind , while in the Migration Photograph the men have to leave their country and leave all family, friends and other belongings behind. The Red Umbrella and The Migration Photograph share many similarities. One similarity both authors show is figurative language.
Dignity Comparison Essay “Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don’t think you can hold on” James J Frey once said. This means to live with self-respect and don’t let anyone push you around. Francisco Jimenez, the author of “Learning the Game“ and Martha Salinas, the author of “The Scholarship Jacket” both agree with this term because in their stories their characters stand up for their self and have self-respect.
Enrique is the central character of Enrique’s Journey authored by Sonia Nazario (2007, 2014). Enrique’s journey is a touching account of the repercussions of an economically distressed society and the effects that this circumstance has on the citizens of Honduras. Enrique is five years old when his mother Lourdes is forced to leave Tegucigalpa, Honduras to the United States where she believes she has a better opportunity of earning an adequate amount of money to support Enrique and his sister Belky. As years pass, Enrique becomes more disheartened and decides to take the dangerous trip of traveling North to be with his mother.
This journey begins in Honduras, a country in Central America, then continues into Mexico and finally in the United States where Enrique ends up living for the remaining of the story. The story definitely took place a couple decades ago when Enrique was younger. The setting of the story is important
The first piece of artwork I critiqued was the famous Virgin of Guadalupe. The Virgin of Guadalupe is currently exhibited in the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The piece of art is not solely a painting, but an enconchado. It was made into wood, and it essentially creates a reflective surface that appears as moving. Also, I like how they explain their theory on the woman of the apocalypse and how it relates to this piece of art.
In 2004 the film “Motorcycle Diaries” was released depicting the motorcycle journey that Ernesto “Che” Guevara and Alberto Granado took throughout South America. This journey was important because it influenced Guevara’s political ideals and led to his involvement in the cuban revolution and his famous persona as “Che”. The Director Walter Salles understood the importance of the story and wanted to tell it in a less political more emotionally based light (Confluencia, pg.109.) Salles did a great deal of research over a span of three years for this film. He spoke with family members of Alberto and Ernesto, he followed the journey to find realistic shooting locations and studied asthma, leprosy and Inca history (Travelogue, pg16).
Murderers, burglars and kidnappers are not labeled as "illegal" even though they have broken the law. So why should undocumented immigrants be the only ones framed as "illegal?" Lakoff and Ferguson emphasize that undocumented immigrants that cross illegally are not committing a crime of a high degree such as murder, but instead are committing a "violation" which is less extreme
Immigrants are making a life in the United States and working in jobs without background checks. Everyday immigrants are in danger that the immigration Agency to find Immigrants working in their jobs or in their homes. The Immigration Agency does not like the fact Immigrants crossed the border without any papers to come to the U.S. Immigrants in the United States are afraid of the Immigration Agency because of the rough tactics the Immigration Agency does to sometimes arresting Immigrants. When sometimes the Immigration Agency thinks all immigrants are all criminals which gives the immigration agency an excuse to arrest innocent immigrants. , but not all are bad.
Americans don’t want to hear us they want to push us out after all that we had done to contribute in America. In 04 February 2016 The latino economy article “Illegal Immigrants Benefit the U.S. Economy." H. A. Goodman mentions his beliefs “The government is spreading millions of dollars to lock up people whose detentions serve no purpose.” There is so much hidden truth that are unknown because why would custom Customs and Border Protection want bad publicity? Immigrants are being punished for no real reason, these Americans with higher power think it’s okay to mistreat and harm these immigrants and either lie about it or hide what harm
The overall idea of the book emanating rape is good. In fact, its great to be talking about this harsh topic but, rape and abuse are something that we need to talk about in a sensitive way. In Morrisons writing she is very descriptive and all parts of the book, including rape sceans. Like, on page 163 she talks about Pecola's rape "he was conscious of her wet, soapy hands on his wrists, the fingers clenching, but whenever her grip was from a hopeless but stubborn struggle to be free". Her was of writing can make you cringe and focus on points that are irrelet to the overall focus of the book.
Rape culture is a serious societal issue amongst us today. It has become such a normality that society ignores rape culture for what it truly is, an abomination to women (and some men). It is a way to further demean women for being just what they are, female. Many people believe that rape culture can be attributed to the action of rape itself, they believe that rape culture stems from the act. In fact, that statement is false and rape culture has more so to do with how society sees women and how women are treated due to the everlasting ideals of patriarchy.
