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]]> 2025-08-25 13:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553909280 About the Author madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553909691 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.

]]> 2025-08-25 13:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553909691 Subject Focus madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553909937 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.

]]> 2025-08-25 13:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553909937 Point of View and the Reader's Interpretation Perspective madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553911467 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.

]]> 2025-08-25 13:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553911467 Key Individuals madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553912047 Javier Zamora- The narrator, a young boy making the dangerous journey.

]]> 2025-08-25 13:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553912047 Key Individuals madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553912239 Patricia- A woman taking the same journey that becomes a mother figure to Javier during it by protecting him and showing kindness.

]]> 2025-08-25 13:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553912239 Central Message/Theme madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553912750 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.

]]> 2025-08-25 13:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553912750 Key Events/Claims madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553913663 Javier leaves El Salvador with the goal of reuniting with his parents in the U.S.

]]> 2025-08-25 13:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553913663 Key Events/Claims madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553913977 Crossing the desert into the U.S., where Javier later reunites with his parents but is also forever changed by the journey.

]]> 2025-08-25 13:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553913977 Key Events/Claims madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553914257 Javier and the other immigrants face extreme challenges, like hunger, thirst and exhaustion, while crossing Guatemala and Mexico.

]]> 2025-08-25 13:54:00 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553914257 Key Events/Claims madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553914595 Javier encounters both kindness (from Patricia, Chino and Carla) and danger (like smugglers).

]]> 2025-08-25 13:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553914595 Context: Time, Place, Circumstances madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553916487 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.

]]> 2025-08-25 13:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553916487 Context: Time, Place, Circumstances madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553917419 The trail through Guatemala and Mexico near the beginning of his journey: Shows the dangers, corruption, and struggles migrants face.

]]> 2025-08-25 13:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553917419 Context: Time, Place, Circumstances madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553918194 El Salvador in the 1990s: The violence and instability push many people to leave.

]]> 2025-08-25 13:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3553918194 Pivotal Moment madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556280920 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.

]]> 2025-08-27 01:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556280920 Vocabulary madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556281485 Resilience: (noun) The ability to recover quickly from difficulties.

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

]]> 2025-08-27 01:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556281485 Vocabulary madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556281875 Migration: (noun) The movement of people from one place to another.

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

]]> 2025-08-27 01:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556281875 Vocabulary madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556282270 Coyote: (noun) A smuggler who helps migrants cross the border illegally.

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

]]> 2025-08-27 01:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556282270 Rhetorical Devices madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556282941 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.

]]> 2025-08-27 01:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556282941 Rhetorical Devices madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556283544 Tone: Innocent and childlike at first, gets more mature as the journey goes on.

]]> 2025-08-27 01:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556283544 Rhetorical Devices madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556284474 Metaphor: The journey is a metaphor for forced coming of age.

]]> 2025-08-27 01:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556284474 Rhetorical Devices madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556285137 Irony: The U.S. was seen as a place of safety and unity, but also a place of fear from harsh border control.

]]> 2025-08-27 01:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556285137 Cultural or Historical Context madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556286175 Poverty in El Salvador: Many families had to leave or send their children away for safety.

]]> 2025-08-27 01:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556286175 Cultural or Historical Context madisonortiz758 https://padlet.com/madisonortiz758/qe2390hpll0kpaay/wish/3556287108 Immigration policies in the U.S.: The strict border control made dangerous journeys, showing the migrant experience.

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