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Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora. Madison Ortiz.

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Javier Zamora is a Salvadoran poet. He immigrated to the U.S. at 9 years old, the book Solito describes his journey. He has received fellowships from the Lannan Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Foundation. Solito deals with immigration, family separation and identity.

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Solito is about a 9 year old boy's difficult journey without his parents from El Salvador to the United States. It shows themes of migration, survival, family and resilience. The story matters because it shows the human side of immigration and the struggles many children have to face.

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Point of View and the Reader's Interpretation Perspective

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Point of View and the Reader's Interpretation Perspective

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The story is told in first-person point of view from Javier's perspective as a child. This makes the story more personal and emotional. It also helps readers connect with the fear, hope and confusion he experienced. The journey is more heartbreaking and powerful since its seen through the eyes of a child.

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Javier Zamora- The narrator, a young boy making the dangerous journey.

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Patricia- A woman taking the same journey that becomes a mother figure to Javier during it by protecting him and showing kindness.

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The main theme is the struggle and resilience of immigrants seeking safety, family and a better life. It shows the cost of migration like fear, separation and trauma, while also showing hope, courage and kindness from others.

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Javier leaves El Salvador with the goal of reuniting with his parents in the U.S.

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Crossing the desert into the U.S., where Javier later reunites with his parents but is also forever changed by the journey.

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Javier and the other immigrants face extreme challenges, like hunger, thirst and exhaustion, while crossing Guatemala and Mexico.

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Javier encounters both kindness (from Patricia, Chino and Carla) and danger (like smugglers).

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Border Patrol towards the end of his journey: Migrants who survived the journey often faced arrest, harsh conditions and fear of deportation when encountering U.S. Border Patrol areas.

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The trail through Guatemala and Mexico near the beginning of his journey: Shows the dangers, corruption, and struggles migrants face.

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El Salvador in the 1990s: The violence and instability push many people to leave.

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Javier finally crossing the desert into the United States is one of the most significant moments. It represented both physical survival and emotional change from innocence to maturity.

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Resilience: (noun) The ability to recover quickly from difficulties.

Sentence: Javier's resilience helped him survive the journey.

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Migration: (noun) The movement of people from one place to another.

Sentence: Javier's migration was both dangerous and life changing.

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Coyote: (noun) A smuggler who helps migrants cross the border illegally.

Sentence: Javier and his group relied on a coyote to guide them.

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Imagery: The very descriptive settings of the deserts and other parts of his journey help the reader feel like their experiencing it with Javier. Including the vivid descriptions of his fear and hungry.

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Tone: Innocent and childlike at first, gets more mature as the journey goes on.

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Metaphor: The journey is a metaphor for forced coming of age.

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Irony: The U.S. was seen as a place of safety and unity, but also a place of fear from harsh border control.

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Poverty in El Salvador: Many families had to leave or send their children away for safety.

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Immigration policies in the U.S.: The strict border control made dangerous journeys, showing the migrant experience.