The Circuit Book Report

In the novel Enrique’s Journey, Sonia Nazario demonstrates the onerous journey of illegal immigrants. Sonia Nazario aims for the readers to make them understand what most of the immigrants go through during their journey to the United States. By appealing to ethos and pathos throughout the book, Sonia Nazario portrays the path that Enrique undergoes to reunite with his mother.

Adversity is a difficult or unpleasant situation. The quote “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant” by the Roman poet Horace this quote is to be agreed with. The meaning of that quote is when something difficult occurs in life, it will reveal characteristics you didn’t know about yourself. To start, in Mexican Whiteboy by Matt De La Pena, shows that the main character, Danny, is struggling in life at the beginning of the book.

The author Sonia Nazario goes on this journey to get the feel of what immigrants do in the real world. She wrote this story that way us readers understand the struggles immigrants go through daily. United States citizens do not realize there is a growing number of immigrants daily. Enrique’s mother Lourdes left him at such a young age with a lot of responsibilities, that children should not have to worry about. Lourdes wanted nothing but the best for her children, therefore she traveled all the way to the United States, that way she could make a lot of money to support her children. As a mother she did not want her kids to have the life she did. Throughout Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario, the author includes emotional and logical appeals, accurately supported by statistics and personal accounts that give perspectives on the same issue of immigration and Enrique living without his

Enduring hard times. The Sanchez family clearly demonstrate various levels of difficulties while trying to purse you a life in the United States of America. It was not the typical American dream that so many immigrant families anticipated when they landed on this great continent. Therefore, food, income and employment are some factors that were cause for concern.

Lawrence Hill’s novel, The Illegal, is a classic tale of struggle in the lives of immigrants that illegally enter countries. The illegal takes to ground when a young aspiring athlete, Keita, who is affected by the instability in his country. Zantoroland, Keita’s country, is home to rife political conflict. Hence, his family known to be Faloo, become victims of this instability. Keita’s father, Yoyo, is a journalist that uncovers high ranking government officials and so when a coup d’état happens, it puts a target on his family’s head including Keita. Keita needs to leave the country or there is the possibility of being killed by these new government “officials”. His talent regarding athletics is his only way out of the country. Keita’s journey

The circuit is a repeating, seasonal loop that ensnares undocumented migrant workers as they cannot quit, for they may be deported. To survive the migrant circuit, Francisco must persevere constantly. When his family leaves him alone to work, Francisco endures the solitude, and attempts

One purpose of the story is to show the harsh realities of immigrants trying to cross the border. Francisco describes the treacherous desert and how the violence the cartels and gangs bring. He also explains how desperate

He also creates a very strong and intimate bond with other immigrants throughout the entire paper. He used pathos by telling the story of his own immigration, of the day he was brought to America, and of having to jump through certain loops to stay under the radar. He discusses having to lie to friends and coworkers and not being able to obtain a driver’s license or job without going to the extremes. By laying out every obstacle he had to jump over he immediately creates credibility and a link between him and other

There are many social issues that affect the individuals in the novel Across a Hundred Mountains, such as, social injustice, poverty, homelessness, prostitution, hunger, depression, alcohol and physical abuse, violence and death. The novel begins with the discovery of the unmarked grave of Juana’s father by the U.S. border. This is the fate many

Part 2: As Omari, and Vanessa spoke about their stories, I felt like I made small connections about their immigration stories, and their benefits. Vanessas mother moves away from Los Angeles, california because it stopped becoming a safe place for her to live. This connects to my grandparents in Mexico, they moved away from Guerrero to Veracruz, Mexico because the environments and their surroundings were not safe anymore. Omari moved from the North side of Milwaukee, to the South side of milwaukee. I understand how that was a big change for him, even a side of a city, can be very different to the other side of a city. The main reason why Omari moved was for the better of their safety. From the stories that I read, what I got out from them was that the families moved for better opportunities in life.

Another theme could be Illegal immigration. Because they are escaping the greater power and the country, they come from. Nevertheless, with that written, they are also doing something illegal. When their getaway was not legal, the states do not want them, in their country.

Back in his hometown he does lots of work for little money. All he wants is the American dream but the only thing he leaves with is disappointment. William is trying to pay for his mom's cancer treatment. But in Guatemala it would take you years to pay it off but in America it would take only a couple months. He gets a job in America and makes money.

In the novel, The Tortilla Curtain, by T.C. Boyle a couple experiences life in California and never know whats going to happen. They find out life as they thought it would be, really isn’t how they imagined. They go through some great hardships that will forever change their lives and change their thoughts on things. Candido and America went through the most hardest times in this novel, they are illegel immigrants, they have no money, and Candido turns into a criminal doing all he can to survive.

The story, “The Circuit”, by Francisco Jimenez, describes the hard life of one Mexican family. The central theme of the story is the cycle of poverty on the plantations. The author uses repetition to emphasize his theme.

The story described the difficulties that new Cuban immigrants encountered when they came to the Miami state in the USA; it was so difficult for them to find decent jobs that fit with their qualifications