In the book We are Not from Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez we have three teens Pulga, Chico, and Pequena all from Guatemala. The three teens have had an escape plan out of Guatemala for as long as they can remember and have never had to use it until now. Pulga and Chico are in bad with a man who might kill them if they don’t do what he wants. Pequena is in bad with the same man but for a different reason; he got her pregnant and she doesn’t want the baby. So the three of them decide to flee to America. First they have to take two buses and a boat to get to Mexico. Once in Mexico they find a shelter for people going to America. They then have to go train hopping where Chico gets a concussion which leads to them staying in Mexico longer than they planned. After their stay in Mexico they then have one last train before entering America
In the book they feel guilty for leaving their parents “‘Let's call them’ I tell her, ‘let them know we’re ok’...’if we call , we won’t go on’”(Sanchez 147).
In the Ted Talk “Why children of immigrants experience guilt -- and strategies to cope” they talk about guilt and why not all guilt is bad “there is healthy guilt, right? Healthy guilt alerts us to our morality, to the pain and hurt that we might be causing to other people”(Kohli) .
In both it talks about guilt and even their guilt can affect the people around them they also show you that guilt is not a bad thing.
Based on your own book, to what extent do you think that immigrant children’s choices have an effect on their parents?
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