The need for Family Reunification TED talk talks about the struggles that children and families face when they are broken. It shows the hardships and all of the issues that come with immigrant families trying to move to America and stay whole in the process. In the ted talk the speaker states ““The right to be with your family, to be loved and cared for by your family, exists because you exist. It is the right of all humans.” (Elizabeth Zion) By saying this she is explaining what families should look like no matter where they are from and that they should be whole.
In my story “Indivisible” by Daniel Aleman, there is a boy and a young girl that start the book by living with their family. Their mother and father own a corner store, and that is their source of income. Both of Mateo’s (the older brother) parents came from Mexico, while he and his sister Sophie, were born in the United States. This makes both of them American citizens but not their parents. One day when Mateo gets back from school his parents are not there and his sister is at a friend's house. Mateo later finds out both of his parents have been taken by ICE, and deported. Mateo goes to get his sister and brings her to their house and explains what has happened. So far in the rest of the story, it is about the struggles that they are both facing without parents, to show them what to do.
There are many moments after Mateo’s parents get taken that are difficult for him. Not only does he not have family support, he has a fear to tell anyone else what has happened because he has a fear of losing his little sister. On his first morning without his parents, he is stressed out and tired from no sleep but understands that he needs to calm down for his sister to help her get to school. He says “ I need Ma to remind me that I feel too much, and that everything is going to be okay.” (Aleman 58) This quote helps show the children's hopes and the fact that it may not be a new place that he moved to but it is still a huge change and he really needs his family to support him.
Who is your character's mentor or guide? What help are they providing? If your book doesn't have a mentor for the main character what would be the difference if they did?
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