One thing that the book shows is how difficult it can be when a Mexican citizen tries to immigrate to the United States. This is not pointed out blatantly in the book but it can most certainly be inferred. The move to the United States for Reyna’s father not only affected him, but it also affected Reyna, her siblings, and her mother. It affected Reyna because she was forced to go live with her grandmothers who, as previously mentioned, neglected her and her siblings. This ultimately affected her attitude and mood. This same affect was also present in Reyna’s siblings. Reyna’s mother was affected by the move because her husband ended up finding another woman. Of course, anybody would be upset if their husband sets off on a journey to make a better life for his family but ends up finding another person instead. On that note, it also affected Reyna’s father. It caused him to fall out of love with his wife. It more than likely caused some stress from trying to get the rest of his family across with him (if he even cared, that is).
Overall, this book did show the struggles that a family can actually go through if one of the members decides that they want to pack up and immigrate to another country in search of a better life.
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