Similarities Between Antonio And Felix

During the story Antonio encounters a problem he questions after how they connect to him and what they will do to change his future. As the story progresses Antonio starts to understand how they are connected using his dream. Which then helps him get a better perspective on what is going on around / with him.

Both Maximilien Robespierre and Napoleon Bonaparte used the revolution as a wave they rode to the power. Without the revolution, neither of them would have gotten to the position that they did. It is true that they both had to work themselves up to get there. They went to schools to educate themselves and the revolution liked the people who were educated. People like lawyers and doctors were voted to the National Assembly to represent the common people of France. A lot of the well-educated people had a much bigger chance to grow as leaders and get to the power. The ones who took their positions seriously and used the revolution to help them get to the power were mainly Maximilien Robespierre and Napoleon Bonaparte.

Antonio’s conflict is that both sides of his family are trying to have influence in the type of person Antonio will grow into.

There was on man that was constantly attacking Andre when he was young. This neighborhood thug named Clay had decided that he was going to target Andre and beat him every time that he spotted him. Eventually Andre became so sick of this and didn’t have a clue what to do so he called his father. After that his father was able to talk to Clay’s father and have Clay leave Andre alone. After that negotiation Clay and his mother came running out of their house screaming. This and the fact that Clay hired a friend to try and beat Andre instead of himself showed Andre that the only way to settle anything in this environment was to use a fist.

To start off, Antonio is always under pressure from certain people that want him to do specific things in hopes of him securing the future of his people. This ties into conflicting cultures, which plays an important role when it comes to Antonio’s early life since his actions are defined by the conflicts between the Luna and the Marez. The Luna are the devoted farmers who worship the earth and the moon, while the Marez are very free-spirited vaqueros who are extremely devoted to their lifestyle and horses. Being a Marez is what causes Antonio’s three older brothers to go into the world and leave there family behind. “It was true, I thought, it is the Marez blood in us that touches us with this urge to wonder. Like the restless, seeking sea” (40). His brothers chose a path that Antonio is struggling to pick and cannot seem to identify with. This is a big deal because Antonio is only in the first grade and he is being pressured into growing up faster than he should be.

Has there been much ado about everything❓ If so, you’re wrong, because it’s Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. In this book, Don John ruins Claudio’s wedding. The character Don John is a foil for the character Don Pedro because they are opposites, and this affects the play because Don John creates conflict that Don Pedro ends. This influences the plot because this is what causes the conflict. Don John and Don Pedro are different because Don John causes conflict and Don Pedro ends conflict, but they are also similar because they have control of the love between others.

teacher who was supposed to take him in and teach him, help nurture him, encourage him, and inspire his will to learn did nothing but completely write him off for the simple fact that this child didn’t speak english. She “couldn’t deal with him” so she sat him in a corner and ignored him. The situation was no different when Grillo was sent to another class, yet again he was sat in a corner the only difference this time being that the teacher was a little nicer about telling him he wasn’t wanted. However despite the sweetness she injected into her voice Luis still knew he wasn’t wanted, so due to his mistreatment he became reluctant to talk to anyone; even to ask to go the bathroom. As Grillo got older his outlook on school only got worse, he became a troubled child

The fall following the incident, Antonio goes to school for the first time in his life. As he is beginning school, the war ends and his three brothers are allowed to return home. No one is more pleased about the return of the sons than Gabriel, Antonio’s father, who has always had a plan to move to California with his family. This dream was drilled into

The boys, thus, grew up in a patriotic, uniform society where defecting is traitorous. A critical aspect to unifying the nation was to educate everyone around a central curriculum based on every detail of the revolution that transformed the country and the governments version of events.(“Victory”). Billboard signs, erected all around Cuba, state, “In Cuba- Children in School 100%”; they proudly display that Castro has successfully catalyzed a 100% literacy rate (“Victory”). The manner in which Castro induced exemplary education was by providing it free to all children for six days every week and encouraging after school activities, such as boxing. Cuban boys have the freedom to chose if they wish to take government-provided boxing or other activities. The boxing boys learn to interchange their wits and patriotic lessons with discipline and passion; all of which will create a strong, intellectual man. With only one day to be spent with the family, the boys are provided, through government means, a new father figure, their coach. Their coach, a civil servant, molds them into young men through intense, omnipresent training and routine, thus focusing on their habitual self-discipline for the future of Cuba. Coach Yhosvani Bonachea tells the boys while tucking them in at night, “We’re going to put the book here (under the pillow), so you dream dreams of an Olympic champion. Sleep with the angels,

During the fight their friendship was challenge to themselves to win the championship but at the sudden they

The upbringing of children between the two cultures contrast one another through the expectations of their youth and personalities created through their various upbringings. This dramatic shift in cultures is visible when Antonio begins public school for the first time. Antonio’s schooling serves as his first institution where he must interact with American children and is exposed to their way of life. An obvious cultural barrier is revolves around language. Antonio enters school without knowing a lick of English and as described by Crossroads, A Journal of English Studies, “…it is a well-known fact that language is one of the most important elements of human identity and culture”. Antonio’s language separates him from the other children and makes him feel alienated. It was hard enough leaving home when his parents were arguing over his future as a man. Not only does his language build an initial barrier between himself and the English-speaking children, but by throwing him into an institution where all of his teachers speak only English, he is forced to adapt to the new culture. Aside from his language barrier, Antonio finds himself being antagonized because of the food that he eats. Food symbolically is supposed secure and fulfilling, but instead Antonio’s Mexican lunch brings upon abuse from the other students. This new terrifying reality which Antonio lives in brings about thoughts of running away and other miserable feelings. However, Antonio is able to conquer his situation and the school goes from being an institution of suffering, to one of

(Anaya 44). Antonio’s mother and father almost fall exactly in-line in relation to his beliefs, his mother being rather soft-spoken while his father is more boisterous. He learns from his father, as well as many other male characters, that one should never stand down from a fight; even if that means breaking his moral codes. While, on the other hand, the women in his life are intimidated and rarely take matters into their own

Antonio rescues Sebastian after the shipwreck that separated him from his twin, Viola. Antonio immediately takes a liking to Sebastian and helps get back on his feet. Sebastian heads to Duke Orsino’s court to look for work, Antonio offers to help but Sebastian has to decline as Antonio is a wanted man and accompanying him on his journey would put him at risk. “But, come what may, I do adore thee so, / the danger shall seem sport, and I will go.” (2.1.43-44) Antonio follows him anyways and ends up encountering Viola dressed as Cesario in the middle of a fight with Sir Andrew. Because Antonio thinks Cesario is Sebastian, he steps in to defend him, out of his love. Viola is confused because she’s never met Antonio before. But, Sir Toby and Sir Andrew recognize him as the wanted criminal that he is and turn him in to the authorities. Although Antonio is ultimately released he still ends up heartbroken as Sebastian ends up married to Olivia.

Felix, too, tries to block out his thoughts and feelings about Antonio, but while he is sitting in a movie theater, his thoughts are so much with Antonio that he keeps imagining Antonio’s face on the movie screen while he, Felix, is punching him out. Both boys are unable to stop thinking about protecting the other because their relationship is so important to them. Here, again Piri uses the boys to testify to the value of friendship.

After a pause where the two adversaries assess one another, Mary pushes her arm up and thrusts her left fist forward but the man hops backwards to dodge it. Without waiting for introductions, Mary rushes the man and goes for his gut but he bats the strike away. He thrusts his palm at Mary’s face. She ducks