Book Review

Enrique s Journey by Sonia NazarioSonia Nazario . Enrique s Journey . Random House pot tooshies , 2006 336 pagesThe author of this mass is a projects reporter in the Los Angeles times interested in matters of affectionate inequity . Being an Argentinean she grew up in Kansas , and than conducted Latin America studies in the university of California , earning her reduce s degree . Now she continues to live in Los Angeles with her husband . She acquire lots of local and national awards for her writings on social subjects . Before publishing Enrique s Journey she authored a number of newss articles cogitate to the of the book and earned the Grand Prize of the Robert F . Kennedy news media Award for them Enrique s Journey is a modern day book , which has been called a modern Odyssey by critics (for example Isabelle Allende in the have Review . The action takes place in our days , so it is highly al The book describes social phenomena , which sometimes appears to be impossible in our society , and may be stately in this instruction . It is addressed to a broad reference of readers , to the most usual everyman in America and it s mission is to draw out attention to problems , which we are non willing to see : distress and rightlessness of immigrants in AmericaThe book is based on a authoritative story of a Nicaraguan teen , who obstinate to turn on to America to find his overprotect . Enrique was only 5 old age of age when Lourdes , his mother , left her children to work in the regular army and earn money for her family . Years passed away and mother did not come back to Enrique despite of his pleas , so he decided to come to his mother Enrique left his house with only his mother s telephone number in America and entered his dangerous way .

He discovered , that thousands of teens and adults from Latin America try to baby the US b every year and they have to cooperate bandits , gangsters , corrupted policemen and migration authorities , who are willing to drive them back . Enrique is just one of thousands and Nazario tells nothing , but a veritable(prenominal) everyday story . That , what would seem a dangerous disaster for us is an everyday life for immigrants . Enrique is happy enough to send all dangers and meet his mother , however , it appears , that for those long eld they have idealized each other , and they both musical note alone and estranged even after their reunionTo write the book Nazario used a great factual evidence , collected during her journalist work , including a number of pictures . Many of the facts in the book were personally observed by the author or told by the observers , when she traveled the way of Enrique to write the book . label like El Tren de la Muerte - The Train of Death are real . Latin Americans , who have to take low-paid jobs , mass migration through the Mexican b , poor living of immigrants in the US is a reality , which we are...If you want to get a overflowing essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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