This article caught my eye because it represents the consequences of the country's reluctance to let immigrants in. The reason Celia and the others decided to try and cross the border was because they hoped for a better life. The family of the boy in this article made the risky decision to illegally immigrate in hopes that they would have a better life. Instead, they found themselves at a disadvantage to the point where Joaquin decided to kill himself because he'd rather be dead than a failure.
The situation brings up questions not only about immigration or House of the Scorpion, but about humanity itself. Say you were in Joaquin's situation. What would you do? If you were one of the people travelling with Celia and you were intercepted by Farm Patrol and you had to choose between eejithood and death, what would you do? Joaquin was in a very similar situation; either die or become what he considers a failure (hence, life as an eejit). He chose death.
Liberty, I really did enjoy this blog post of yours. You inquired into the article and made the reader think about something. "What would you do? If you were one of the people traveling with Celia and you were intercepted by Farm Patrol and you had to choose between eejithood and death, what would you do?" The second sentence is a bit of a run-on but it is powerful. Both of those sentences forces the reader to get an idea into the brain and use it to connect with not only Celia but with Joaquin as well. All in all liberty i think you did a good job!
ReplyDeleteHello, Liberty! I enjoyed your post, and would suggest you read over it for grammar mistakes, including the second sentence, as Jada mentioned. I do enjoy the way you ended your individual post, it was very powerful. I think your post is deliberate and strong. Watch the grammar in the second to last sentence. Great job otherwise!
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