An example of this is “But Lourdes can't face Enrique”, “It's January 29, 1989. Her mother comes out of the porch. She leaves. "Where is my mother?" Enrique cries, over and over. "Where's my mom?" His mother never returns and this decides Enrique's fate." (5) This shows the reader how important Lourdes was to Enrique. It made the reader feel sad for Enrique and angry at Lourdes for leaving her children at home. I could also imagine Enrique crying all day and screaming at the top of his lungs for his mother This is the beginning of their difficult relationship. Another example is: “Every year, for Mother's Day, he makes a heart-shaped card at school and puts it in her hand." "I love you very much, grandmother," he writes. But she is not the mother. (12) This part broke my heart. After reading this, Nazario makes the reader feel sympathy towards Enrique No child should have to go through this while growing up