Question 4 for "under te same Moon"

I mother is a mother no matter where they come from. A mother has a natural instinct to always do whats best or her child. I think a mother in the U.S. would generally do the same thing for there child that Rosario did for hers. If a mother can do better for her child she will most likely do what ever it takes to make it happen no matter the race/background or culture.

Question 3 for "Under the same Moon"

Carlitos was always missing his mom. He was not a happy child. He also had an Aunt and uncle who wanted to take him from his Grandma so they would receive the monthly $300 that Rosario sent him. Rosario was also always sad and worried about her son. She had trouble making new relationships and being an illegal, always had to be on the look out for the I.N.S. and had to take hard labor jobs at a low pay. They also had no way of knowing what exactly was going on in each others lives because they only talked once a week.

Question 2 for "Under the Same Moon"

Rosario had to make the difficult decision to immigrate to the U.S.A  alone because she knew the chances of one person making it across was a lot greater than trying to smuggle in an entire family. I believe that this was a very difficult decision for the mother to make. She had no idea what the outcome would be and weather or not she would even make it across in the first place. She risked a lot and had to deal with the guilt of leaving behind her family on a daily basis. Some scenes that show how Rosario is having difficulty coping is when she writes her son's name in the soap while she is cleaning a stove top. Also there are scene's where Rosario's friend wants her to find a man and start a relationship but you can tell that she really does not want anything to do with letting new people into her life. Also the fact that Rosario and Carlitos did not know exactly what was going on in each others lives. Carlitos did not know that his mother was struggling with depression and having trouble at work and Rosario did not know that her mother was dieing and that Carlitos had an Aunt and Uncle who wanted to take him from his Grandma.

Question 1 for "Under the Same Moon"

I think that the mother Rosario left her son Carlitos in Mexico because she knew that she could make more money in the U.S.A and provide herself and her son with a better life and possibly better opportunities. By making more money in the U.S.A. Rosario most likely could afford her Mother's medication and possibly help her Mother see better Doctors.