Contrast the images of the united states that lourdes/enrique see on television versus what each finds in the united states.

Enrique and Lourdes saw the bright lights of New York and Las Vegas, they also saw the great castle of Disneyland. Enrique adores his mother and clings to her, he is shy and does not want to be with anyone else. He and his sister are divided, they go to see their father and he feels that he does not love him. On the other hand, she shares an apartment with three other women.