Enrique's Journey

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Comparative Analysis Case, 'The Children of the Drug Wars' and "Enrique's Journey', written by Sonia Nazario. The two books written by Sonia give insight on the lives of children who flee their countries, for various reasons that are mentioned in both the Editorial and Biography. The Children of the Drug Wars and Enriques Journey with great detail explain the reasons in which a child would decide to flee their living circumstances. Despite the similar themes in both text, Nazario's purpose for writing one text and the other, differs. (Intro) In 'Enrique's Journey', Sonia's approach to informing the readers appears in the third person's point of view; a detailed narrative story about the young boy, Enrique's difficult times as he fled from his country and traveled to the United States in hopes to reunite with his mother. Throughout the story, Enrique's own experience exhibits the lives of other children who flee their home for various reasons. Throughout the entire story, the readers are informed of the fact that many children flee their homes without the guidance of their parents. Paragraph 2, Observation of Enrique's journey. On the other hand, The Children of the Drug Wars takes a different approach to inform the readers about the conditions that drive …show more content…

Phrases such as "we must address the complex root causes of violence in Honduras," or, "we must recognize this as a refugee crisis," emphasizes on the fact that other than wanting to inform the readers, Nazario as well encouraged the readers to adopt a different outlook on the children who fled their country and "immigrated" to the United States. "A vast majority of child migrants are fleeing not poverty, but violence." As a result, what the United States is seeing on its borders now is not an immigration crisis. It is a refugee crisis. ." (Paragraph 4,

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