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Javier ZamoraSolito
Javier ZamoraNonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2022A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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How does the fact that Javier Zamora is writing from the perspective of his nine-year-old self affect the historical accuracy of his account?
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How does the network for smuggling migrants to the US function in the memoir, and what do the names given to the smugglers, i.e., coyotes, polleros, etc., imply about them?
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How does Zamora use the landscape to illustrate the emotions of his journey? Choose a passage and analyze how the setting and landscape mirror Javier’s emotional experience.
