Summary Of Spare Parts By Joshua Davis

Joshua Davis “Spare Parts” is about four young undocumented teenagers who attend at Carl Hayden, that come together as a team to build a robot and enter a robotics competition. These kids: Oscar, Luis, Lorenzo, and Cristian came to the United States illegally and feared they would be deported back to Mexico. They also faced many struggles in life, such as building teamwork in building the robot, as well as money problems, and education. It is a story of life struggles they faced as immigrants in the country. I can connect with this book because when my parents came to the United States they had reasons to stay, such as the opportunity to find work, and have a better life for the rest of my family.

Spare Parts has a connection with my own life

One moment that stand out to me was, Mexico was an “erased memory” (10). My parents left everything behind in Mexico to start a new life. They felt that the United States was a “place of opportunity that will open doors” (186). It was the struggle of coming to America that will open up new dreams and possibilities for the rest of my family. For this reason, there was a reason to stay in the U.S.According to Joshua Davis’s Spare Parts, another moment I connected with, was Cristian. “Since his parents hadn’t gone to college, he found it hard to share his feelings with them (190). I believe that this is true because parents who didn’t go to college find it difficult to give their kids advice on the real world and finding a

My parents went through the same situation of crossing the border as these four kids. They crossed the border by walking through the mountains trails and with no food by their side. There weren’t opportunities for them in Mexico, but my father had a chance to find a job as a field irrigator picking out strawberries in California. He was not making enough money, so he decided to give up the job and look for a new one. My father met with a cousin in California who was able to offer him a job as a construction worker to build houses. The pay was even better than working in the fields, so my father took the job. My mother, however was offered a job working at a restaurant preparing orders and cleaning tables. Meanwhile, both of my parents made a decision to stay in the U.S and