RebellionIn
what ways does Enrique show rebellion?
; At school & at home; He decides to misbehave in school and does not come home on time. He bad mouths his family & begins to use drugs.
Who is Enrique’s new guardian?
; His new guardian is his Uncle Marco.
How do Enrique and Belky’s lives differ?
; Belky was given the chance to stay in school, get her education in order to have a better life. Enrique dropped out of school and began working at a very young age.
Where do children work to find food for themselves and families? Describe its environment.
; Children are often seen looking for food in the dumpsters and can sometimes find work in the fields.
In school, what are given and taken from the children before and after school each day? Why is this?
; Shoes are distributed when students come to school each morning and collected once the school day is over because often time’s parents sell their shoes to have money. With the money, parents are able to buy food to feed the rest of the families.
Since California is too expensive and hard to live in, where does Lourdes move to?
; She moves into a garage and works a few jobs at a time in order to pay rent and still have extra money to send home to Honduras.
Do you think that Lourdes wants to go back to Honduras or stay in America?
; I think that as much as she misses her family, she would like to struggle and live in America.
Does living with Uncle Marco and his girlfriend give Enrique a chance to live a better life?
; It seems like Enrique enjoyed living with his Uncle Marco because his uncle portrayed the fatherly image he needed.
Violence erupts as you read on, how does Enrique find more information about the trains?
; Enrique begins learning more about people’s experiences by asking people.
How does Lourdes feel about Honduras now that her brother has died?
; She is scared to ever go back and is worried about Enrique trying to come to her. She feels that she has to find the money to send home in order to get her kids to America with her.
Who is Uncle Marco’s girlfriend taking her anger out on for the loss of Marco?
; She takes her anger out on Enrique and sends him to his grandmother.
Predict where Enrique will go next?; Enrique will go to find his mother in America.
Friday, January 04, 2008
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