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Major and Minor Conflicts in Enrique's Journey (Minor (Lourdes…
Major and Minor Conflicts in Enrique's Journey
Minor
Lourdes boyfriend leaves her
Maria Isabel being left all alone in Honduras, she has to find a way to provide and care for her child
The rejections Enrique faces from each of his family members (each rejection is a minor conflict)
Enriques drug and alcohol addiction
Enrique not having enough food to eat during his journey and not having enough money
Enrique being robbed and beaten by a gang
Enrique not having enough money to buy a phone card
Lourdes leaving Enrique
Lourdes having a child in the USA
Uncle Marco dying
Being caught by La Migra and police officers
Deportation (having start the journey 8 times)
Enrique losing his mother's number
Enrique not being able to swim (risk of drowning while crossing the Rio Grande)
Because of lack of interactions and the abandonment Enrique feels, Enrique and Lourdes have a fractured relationship.
TRAIN
Major
Because Lourdes leaves Enrique in Honduras at the tender age of 5, Enrique faces internal conflicts of emotional abandonment which lead him to make a treacherous journey to the United States to be reunited with his mother.