What Is Urrea's Purpose

The egregious fiscal state of the country of Mexico is an issue that directly correlates to the substantial amounts of immigration into the United States. Urrea illustrates the poor economic standing of the people of Veracruz, Mexico when he states, “Prices kept rising and all families…were able to afford less and less”(44). Urrea describes the monetary conditions that the inhabitants of Mexico must face throughout the novel, and with this, he ultimately emphasizes the figurative border between their way of living and the way of life in the United States. The discernible idea of an economic frontier plays an important role in Urrea’s purpose in writing the novel. Embellishing the idea of a financial border facilitates Urrea’s purpose because