In " The Devils Highway," Luis Alberto Urreas witting is very unique. Urrea tries to focus on individual things that are happening in the desert, he tries to connect with people who have gone through the desert. He tries to explain the reasons why people decide to cross the border and try to risk their life. Urrea digs deep on what people go through in their hometown and how they don't have enough opportunities to succeed in life. He describes how the desert is filled with danger with people to go through, such as many varieties of poisonous insects and reptiles. Urrea creates a suspense theme by describing how "The Coyotes," are used to take many people to the United States. He also points out how the two main things that unify the two sides are "each others distrust of its own government,"(pgs.54,55) he tries to point out how the Coyotes pay the soldiers off. The Mexican government puts up a sing that tells immigrants not to cross the border, which m...