The book Solito by Javier Zamora tells the emotional story of the very difficult story of crossing the border as a 9-year-old boy by himself. Javier's story is a special one because of his age and how very small the percentage of people crossing the border are unaccompanied minors; only about 5% of the people crossing are. Javier's story talks about his struggle with the journey and how he can find a new family while trying to get to his actual family. The central theme of Solito by Javier Zamora is losing people you care about can be hard and this is continually developed throughout the story by the author's use of internal conflict.
A recurring thought that happens throughout all of Solito is that losing people you care about can be hard; it is shown in the story with the author's use of internal conflict. In the story, the whole group is now crossing a field to try and get into the USA. They are all walking and then a whistle goes off and they all drop into a bush, La migra …show more content…
The whole group rests for the night waiting for the next move in their journey; they all converse with each other before they all eventually sleep. They are all tired and make sure they are all comfy enough to sleep, and Marcelo's ankle hurts. The author says “My heart beats faster”. Why did Marcelo leave? "(Zamora 231)". This quote shows the struggle Javier is going through when he realizes Marvelo is gone. Javier is in pure shock at what is happening and he is getting anxious because he has disappeared. This is an example of internal conflict, because Javier is going through a hard time trying to figure out why Marcelo did what he did. It shows the central idea that losing people you care about can be hard. Javier says that his heart is racing when he realizes that Marcelo is gone. It shows the internal conflict Javier is going
A recurring thought that happens throughout all of Solito is that losing people you care about can be hard; it is shown in the story with the author's use of internal conflict. In the story, the whole group is now crossing a field to try and get into the USA. They are all walking and then a whistle goes off and they all drop into a bush, La migra …show more content…
The whole group rests for the night waiting for the next move in their journey; they all converse with each other before they all eventually sleep. They are all tired and make sure they are all comfy enough to sleep, and Marcelo's ankle hurts. The author says “My heart beats faster”. Why did Marcelo leave? "(Zamora 231)". This quote shows the struggle Javier is going through when he realizes Marvelo is gone. Javier is in pure shock at what is happening and he is getting anxious because he has disappeared. This is an example of internal conflict, because Javier is going through a hard time trying to figure out why Marcelo did what he did. It shows the central idea that losing people you care about can be hard. Javier says that his heart is racing when he realizes that Marcelo is gone. It shows the internal conflict Javier is going