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Enrique's Journey Analysis
In reading the novel, “Enrique’s Journey” by Sonia Nazario, Enrique seems to face many dilemmas that cause him to make many hash decisions which affect himself and loved ones. The two of the many causes he confronts through his journey to El Norte include whether he stays in the U.S. or return to Honduras after a series of event that happen. This quote represents in supporting if he stays in the U.S., “Children like Enrique's dream of finding their mothers and living happily ever after.”(Nazario 191). This shows how much Enrique dreaded the presence his mother and now with her wants to make up for the lost time they remained apart. He feels that now with his mother by his side his life will get better. Also with the news of Maria Isabel now
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