In a world were the average teenager is either into rock and wearing American Eagle, or into rap and wearing Sean John outfits it is difficult to cut through the top layers of todays youth and search past the materialism and reach the soul of that person. In this piece there are no connotations of materialistic items, only tangable things that every human feels. There are real life human issues. It successfully brings a new aspect on the common teenage issue: "What will I do with my life?" This is a question we all ask ourselves at some point in our lives regardless of age. There should be more pieces like these were we are reminded that there are people out there feeling the things that we feel.
My favorite part is when Machlyn says he could never have imagined that he could relate to people in another country like Mexico. He uses the current backdrop of immigrant right reformation to enhance the connection between us all. Although it is said subtly in this piece, the underlying universal theme is that we are all human, and we are all struggling everywhere.