Strains Among Enrique And Lourdes

The second to youngest of the Grande children, Reyna, who is much more of a supportive friend than is a sister, would always boost everyone’s confidence in the memoir. Therefore, it gives confidence to everyone in order to succeed. Reyna was always the most baby in the memoir but Mago changed that and taught her how to be brave in the time of need. Reyna looks up to Mago the most because Mago is the only one who notices what she does. Carlos supports Reyna, but he’s also going on away trips to find a decent father role model. Mago once told Reyna that, “it doesn’t matter that there’s a distance between us now. That cord is there forever” (21). Mago wasn’t Reyna’s real mom; she tried her best to be the best she could be for not only Reyna but for Carlos and Betty too.

Elizabeth Avila’s is Mexican American middle age, divorced mother and employed as an elementary school teacher; also ex-wife to Javier Avila’s. She prepares Thanksgiving dinner for her family. Elizabeth and the ex-husband Javier Avila’s have a distant relationship and he no longer lives in the house; they are divorced. Elizabeth appears to be a strong mother who has moved forward with her life. She works with a teacher who appears to be a nice gentleman that cares for her. The boyfriend has never met the family until the Thanksgiving holiday. As a single mother, Elizabeth continues to advise her two young adult children on how to live their lives and how she is going to lead her own life. She has fused relationship with her mother, Emma, Anthony and Gina; they all have a great connection. Elizabeth and the children get along without the father Javier, who left without any contact and never

When my son died, she was two. I never saw her again. Not since she was two" (Walker). Isis`s genuine sorrow and raw pain exhibit firsthand the effect of Brazilian government`s poor. Because of the pitiable medical care, many families lose mothers, fathers, and young children. Similarly, young picker Suelem's interview gives further details about women`s place on the social pyramid in the Brazilian social structure. Although implied, it is obvious that she must shoulder the hefty responsibility to raise her two children without the presence of a constant father figure. Despite her youth, she must work long hours at the dumpster to offer her children a better future than her own. Her boyfriend, a drug dealer, also acknowledges another problem: the lack of jobs in Brazil, aside from drug dealing and prostitution. Magna, also a Catador, comments on the situation during her interview when she says, "Do you smell something bad? It’s because I work over there in the dump… I find it more interesting and more honest. It`s more dignified" (Walker). Her comment reflects many women`s struggles when living in scarceness in Brazil. Despite their best efforts, the options to bring food to the table are limited and often futile. Furthermore, the interviews allow the viewer to embrace each character. Looking at Catadores individually, each one living out their own story makes each picker come to life for the viewer. It reminds the audience that the faces on their television

The author creates themes of commonality that are relatable to many in this story story. There is a crucial moment in rebellious child’s lives that pushes them to act out. For Lola this happens to be her mother and her battle with breast cancer, “with her cancer there wasn’t much she could do anymore” (Diaz 5). Lola,

I can only imagine what immigrating to america is like for these families, everyday children my age and younger are risking their lives to come to America and It really makes me appreciate how much I have. For Lourdes, Enrique, and Maria Isabel in Enrique’s Journey they must make the hard decision of leaving everything they grew up with in Honduras to come to america for a better life. Lourdes, Enrique’s mother, could no longer afford to feed and send her children to school and was struggling to make money with her job. “Lordes can think of only one place that offers hope… Lourdes has decided: She will leave. She will go to the United States, and make money and send it home.” (p.20) Lourdes decides to make the trip because it

Hardships are : test that prove what you really are made of . You’re either a person who succeeds in the attempt or fails. Are you willing to learn from , and overcome problems of everyday life. In life with no struggles their no gain because we learn from our struggles.

Because of the life that Christine leads, the role of mother and daughter are switched and Rayona often finds herself watching out for her mom. When Ray comes home from school, she would often learn that her mother had gone out to party. Times like

Many Hondurans fantasize of a lavish life in American. The sad truth is, is that is only a fantasy. Very few will make it rich in America, and that was true for Lourdes and Enrique. In America, Lourdes works a series of menial jobs that are continually disappearing. She lives in a small trailer and can never seem to raise enough money to have her children smuggled over the border.

On page thirty-two Matt says that La Llorona called out into the night, “Ooooo . . . Ooooo. Where are my babies?” At this time in the novel, a reader would not even know that Esperanza existed. Esperanza is actually Maria’s mother, and the author throws out small hints at that. On page thirty-three Maria says “Stop it! I told you to stop it! Don’t you ever listen?” From that, the reader can automatically comprehend that for some reason Maria doesn’t like the story Matt is telling her. She doesn’t think that she has a mother at all, so this upsets her. She can relate to it. It’s implied that La Llorona technically is Esperanza calling out for Maria. This tells her identity and who she really is. From all of this, the reader can guess why it bothers Maria and infer that she might indeed have a real mother after

Seeing that the spiritualist hasn’t really helped and still unable to be intimate with his wife Casto calls for a meeting of the family to help him decide what to do next. During the meeting Zoraida’s mother blames Casto for not feeding her daughter. Casto replies that he doesn’t have time to feed her because he has to go to work to sustain his family. Casto believes he is the head of the family and the bread-winner and believes that his wife should stay home, cook food and take care of the kids. Casto’s mother, Dona Elvira, thinks that her healthy son is too good for his frail wife.

Nevertheless, instead of the satisfaction he expected from his wife about her new house, Mamacita seems to feel discontented about it. “She still sighs for her pink house, and then I think she cries. I would. Sometimes the man gets disgusted. He starts screaming and you can hear it all the way down the street” (p. 77). Mamacita gets extremely nostalgic about her pink house in Mexico. Her complaints make her now-irritated husband to yell and force her to stay in her house on Mango Street. To make matters even worse, her baby boy begins to imitate an English commercial he has heard on television. The book mentions, “… the baby boy, who has begun to talk, starts to sing the Pepsi commercial… No speak English, no speak English, and bubbles into tears. No, no, no, as if she can’t believe her ears” (p. 78). Mamacita’s child has begun to speak English, a language that she can’t interpret at all. The thought that her family relies on English devastates Mamacita, and this makes her feel completely torn apart. In the end, Mamacita refuses to learn English and assimilate to the people around her, so she becomes isolated and lonely.

In Enrique's Journey it starts with the author explaining her inspiration to wright this story. Then it gets into the story stating that Enrique's mother left him to earn more money in America and from that time onward he is forced to move from one home to another until he decides to leave his home to go find his mother. Leaving behind his possibly pregnant girlfriend he begins a perilous journey in which he rides atop and inside frate trains constantly threatened by law and gangs. In-spite of all the forces agents him, he does come into contact with a few good Samaritans who give him help along the way. I think that he will make it to his mom but I don't know what will happen after that. their is still to much left in the book for it to stop

The mother begins to rebel against tradition by taking an active role in educating and freeing herself. Through her radio, telephone and trips out with her sons she develops her own opinions about the world, the war, and the domination and seclusion of woman. She loses her innocence as a result to her new knowledge and experience.

She gets excited when boys look at her on the streets. But her illusion of true love is destroyed by sexual violence. Her friend Sally’s behaviour towards boys contributes to Esperanza’s caution and distance by dealing with the opposite sex, too. Nevertheless, Esperanza does not stop dreaming of leaning against a car with her boyfriend in a place where that does not bother anyone. But she has set her standards higher than most of the women around her. She do not search for a man to escape from this place, she has seen too many unhappy marriages. Ruthie exemplifies such an one. She has run away from her husband and seems to be mentally disturbed. The young Rafaela is locked up by her husband because of her beauty. Nevertheless the tragic event is Sally’s which ends in abuse. Sally, Esperanza’s friend, only wanted to dream and share her love like Esperanza. Hurt and beaten by her father who just wanted to prevent the familiy’s ruin by Sally. To escape, despite of her minority, she marries a salesman. But unlike her wish, the abuse continues.

Being a good mother is the ability to conduct the child from the place of uncertainty, insecurity and not knowing, to the inside of the enclosure where all is safe and understandable. Good mothers protect and provide for their family all costs. Though sometimes, that’s untrue. Sometimes a child might feel the need to help his impoverished mother out by any means necessary. Though their intentions are good, the public perceives their action as criminal. In the story “Tuesday Siesta” by author “Gabríel Garcia Márquez”, such a situation exists. A mother raised her son to the best of her ability and tried to keep him out of trouble. The town views her as a