Changes Depicted In Enrique's Journey

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Throughout life, people go through changes, good and bad. Some people can control how those changes affect them, and others choose not to. Enrique in Sonia Nazario’s read Enrique’s Journey explains the rural experiences one normally goes through in Mexico. Enrique starts out as the loving, caring young boy beside his younger sister Belke in a very poor town, Honduras. Enrique's mother soon decides to leave for the United States in an attempt for a better living for her family. Years go by and the promise of Enrique’s mother returning is broken several times. Enrique grows enraged and turns against his family by doing drugs and joining gangs. As Enrique is tossed to the curb, he realizes what he has become and knows he needs to do something
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