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Rudolfo Anaya uses Antonio and the challenges that he learns to deal with to develop the theme that through one's own personal experiences they will learn information about themselves that will shift and alter their opinions on life.

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Antonio witnesses a murder which causes him to question why Lupito was killed.

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Antonio witnesses a murder which causes him to question why Lupito was killed.

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“I saw Lupito lifted off his feet and hurled backward by the bullets. But he got up and ran limping and crying towards the bank where I lay” (22).

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Antonio is having trouble dealing with the things that he is experiencing in his life and wants to get away from his problems.

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Antonio is having trouble dealing with the things that he is experiencing in his life and wants to get away from his problems.

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“I wanted to run away, to hide, to run and never come back, never see anyone again” (59).

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Antonio realizes that his brothers are adults now and they do not wish to fulfill their parents hopes and wishes.

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Antonio realizes that his brothers are adults now and they do not wish to fulfill their parents hopes and wishes.

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“I sensed their restlessness, and I began to understand why the blood of spring is called the bad blood” (65).

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The brothers do not want to stay in their small home town after they come back from war and instead want to leave their parents and forget about their dreams.

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The brothers do not want to stay in their small home town after they come back from war and instead want to leave their parents and forget about their dreams.

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"What is it you want?" my mother sobbed. "You have been gone so long, and now that you have just returned you want to leave again-" (72)

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Gene tries to tell his mom that they’ve grown up and have been able to make an opinion for themselves about life outside of their parent’s hopes and dreams for them.

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Gene tries to tell his mom that they’ve grown up and have been able to make an opinion for themselves about life outside of their parent’s hopes and dreams for them.

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"We are men now, mama," Gene said (72)

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Antonio is told that he shouldn’t base his perspective on life off of what his parents want for him and should build his own opinion.

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Antonio is told that he shouldn’t base his perspective on life off of what his parents want for him and should build his own opinion.

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“You're thinking about mama and papa, you're thinking of their wishes-but it's too late for us, Tony.” (74)

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Tony’s brothers all want to get away from their small hometown and move somewhere else after coming back from war after seeing the world during war.

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Tony’s brothers all want to get away from their small hometown and move somewhere else after coming back from war after seeing the world during war.

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"When I came back from the army I felt it had changed. Everything seemed smaller." (143)

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They learn to understand each other and see them for what they are and change their opinions of each other

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They learn to understand each other and see them for what they are and change their opinions of each other

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“They had become almost like friends, or like enemies that respected each other.” (155)

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Throughout Antonio's experiences he begins to realize the harsh reality of the world and witnesses all the cruelty and evil that growing up brings with it. The deaths of Florence and Lupito cause Antonio to question the church and he questions why God would do such a thing to those people. After seeing their deaths take place Antonio begins to build the opinion that God is not fair to everyone and sometimes his actions are unjustified. When he asks God for answers and he does not answer Antonio becomes upset with God and believes that he shouldn't become a priest if he can't have a good relationship with God. These few bad experiences have shifted Antonio's opinion on God and his future.

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Gene tries to tell his mom that they’ve grown up and have been able to make an opinion for themselves about life outside of their parent’s hopes and dreams for them.
Gene tries to tell his mom that they’ve grown up and have been able to make an opinion for themselves about life outside of their parent’s hopes and dreams for them.
"We are men now, mama," Gene said (72)

Antonio is told that he shouldn’t base his perspective on life off of what his parents want for him and should build his own opinion.
Antonio is told that he shouldn’t base his perspective on life off of what his parents want for him and should build his own opinion.
“You're thinking about mama and papa, you're thinking of their wishes-but it's too late for us, Tony.” (74)