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Quotes My Response p. 47 “Several other women open his hand, adding 5 or 10 pesos each.” 1 The book demonstrates that immigrants encounter people of good will and bandits in their pathway. Also, sometimes people who have less economic possibilities are more willing to help others. Some people, from small towns, are friendly. In this case, they offer a little bit of money to Enrique, but maybe it is enough for right now to reach a new destination. p. 47 “In eighteen months, Diaz has had to bury eight or them, nearly all mutilated by the trains.” 2 Travel on top of the train is dangerous, and the result could be fatal. People ride in the same wagon, but no one knows each other. If someone suffers an accident, their family will …show more content…

Which is the difference between a wounded body and a dead body? Apparently, it is inexpensive treat a wounded person because they use the government clinics, and the medicine is cheap. The price that the government has to pay for the paperwork and bury the body makes the difference between a wounded body and a dead body. Plus, if the authorities find the family of the dead man, they have to send the body to his original country. It is why they do not want to bring more bodies to the morgue, and they prefer to treat people as animals. Now it is understandable why a lot of families never receive information about their relatives. p. 58 “Some amputees stay in the area, too ashamed to go back and let their families see what has become of them.” 9 Some people pass through tragedies in the journey like the loss of a part of their body. They feel ashamed, and they do not want to return to their home. On the contrary, their families will be happier to see them again than think that person forgot about them or is dead. Their courage has to be recognized. p. 60 “Some migrants realize, sitting on the bus, that they can take no more.” “They no longer believe it's possible to reach

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