Summary Of Objectives In Enrique And Lourdes

Enrique and Lourdes have different perspectives and objectives in this story. Lourdes feels she has to make a difficult decision of either being with her children and watching them grow up while suffering with poverty, or migrating to America, far from her children, and making a decent amount of money for her children and their future possibly could be brighter than hers. She keeps a long-term and bigger objective in mind, however when she does so, she underestimates the consequences of these actions at that time. Enrique has different objectives in his mind. In many ways, he is shortsighted, yet in a different way from his mother. He makes decisions for very short term rewards, and at many times becomes unable to face the consequences