“Immigration Blues”

March 16,2008 iwonka

After I was done with reading “Immigration Blues” by Bienvenido Santos, the only thing that I could think about was Alpino and how unlucky he was in life. At first his wife Seniang passed away leaving him heart broken and all alone in America. Then, if that was not enough, he got into a horrible car accident and was forced to spend a whole year in the hospital’s bed not knowing if he is ever going to walk again. Finally he got a little better, but because of his leg he was unable to leave the house very often. He did not have a lot of friends who would come and visit him. Therefore, he became very lonely and even a little bit crazy. I think that was the major reason for why he was willing to marry the woman that he did not know at all. I believe that he was tired of being alone and would do anything just to have company. One thing that really surprised me though, was how he reacted to all of the unfortunate events that took place in his life. He did not seem to be disappointed or angry at his life, instead he believed that everything that had happened to him happened for a reason and that it was God’s wish. That really shows how extremely religious he was and I was amazed that even though God put him through all of that he still remained faithful to him. Overall, I’ve enjoyed reading this story. At first I was a little bit confused about some things, but later on I was able to figure it all out.