Enrique's Journey

Discuss how Enrique and Lourdes’s relationship demonstrates how abandonment and immigration affect families. How does Lourdes view her experiences with migration? How does this differ from Enrique’s perspective of her actions?

What is Enrique’s motivation for traveling to the United States? How does this relate to broader trends in US immigration?

What do migrants call Chiapas? What does this name reveal about this leg of the journey?

Discuss Enrique’s drug use in relation to poverty and abandonment.

Mexicans view Central American migrants in varied ways. How do these views play out in Enrique’s Journey? Cite specific examples from the book to illustrate your point.

Discuss Enrique’s complex feelings toward his mother. What happens when idealization meets reality?

Address the themes of family separation and reunification as they relate to Enrique and Lourdes’s journeys.

Discuss the cyclical nature of child abandonment. Use examples from the text to support your arguments.