Question

How does the author use language in the excerpt from Enrique’s Journey to support the author’s purpose in the excerpt from "Children of the Drug Wars”?

She provides detailed descriptions of how humanitarian groups help victims.
She tells of the struggles through a narrative of child migrants trying to get out of Central America.
She gives an account of actual violence inflicted on a teenager in Central America.
She offers a reason why getting sent back is easier than being given refugee status.

Answer 1

She gives an account of actual violence inflicted on a teenager in Central America.

The vivid, specific descriptions of the teenager’s abuse make the abstract dangers children face concrete and emotionally compelling, supporting the larger purpose of illustrating how violence forces kids to flee.