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Enrique's Monologue

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Enrique is traumatized and feels abandoned. His mother left him when he was five years old. He is constantly relying on false hope when people around him say “‘She’ll be home soon… Don’t worry. She’ll be back’”(9). His mother never comes which causes confusion and adolescent anger in Enrique. His mother’s disappearance is incomprehensible to Enrique since he was too young to be able to understand that she was leaving to be able to pay for his basic necessities in life as he got older, like school and food. His confusion and anger also created a mental wall for Enrique and makes him believe that “no one cares”(41) about him. He is still traumatized that his mother left him with no notice, therefore he believes no one loves him except for his

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