Aristotle and Dante Section Summaries by Pamela Garrett

Ashley Phommabout : Chapter 7

2023-10-30 15:56:02 UTC

In Chapter 7, Ari doesn't really feel like he belonged to his own body. But all of these emotions kept coming at him, his sisters saying he's "a little late", he hates being named Angel, and how his mom made an accusation saying he doesn't have any friends. So he would write down anything he feels in a journal.

Chapter 12-Gwen

2023-10-30 16:37:21 UTC

In chapter 12, Ari and Dante see two boys that are shooting birds. Dante starts to cry because of the dead bird, and Ari wants to fight the boys. Overall, the chapter shows how the two boys are different.

Chapter Eight-Tarem Halvorson

2023-10-30 16:45:49 UTC

Ari's dad talks to him about a mural he found in the art book gifted to them by Dante. This conversation made Ari realize that his dad is more than the marine that his mom married.

chapter 2-6 Jordan Nguyen

2023-10-30 18:24:43 UTC

Ari was alone there was all light Dante vanished into the darkness. He woke feeling lost not aware of where he was, his fever was back not being if everything was gonna be the same but he knew it was the fever he fell asleep. sparrows fell from the sky it was him killing them. Dante came over they both knew it wasn't gonna be much fun but it didn't matter "do you want to talk,' Dante said " no' Ari said as he was clear not sharing of what happen in his dream, when Dante started reading poems all Ari thought about was the falling sparrows from the sky as but also listening to Dante but at that moment he thought about his brother and wondered what he would sound like. After Dante finished Ari still was sick and said "Aren't you afraid of catching what," I have Dante said "no" "you're not afraid of everything" said Ari but Dante denied that and said 'im afraid of lots of things," Ari wanted to ask what he afraid of but he wasn't gonna tell him anyways

Part 2 - chap 9 - Ramona W

2023-10-30 19:42:27 UTC

Ari and his mom talk about Ari's father. They talk about how Ari's father felt after he came back from war and how that affected Ari's parents relationship.

chapter 9 noah

2023-10-30 19:44:34 UTC

Dante and Ari talk about nicknames and how its kind of a Mexican tradition, mostly talking about names in the chapter. Dante says "i think Mexicans don't like me" which gives a little bit of insight to Dante and how he feels about being Mexican.

part 1, chapter 10 Abraham Heintzman

2023-10-30 19:46:11 UTC

Ari goes with Dante's family to see the stars. Aristotle gets a view of what the Quintana family dynamic really looks like. Ari looks at the stars and realizes how important he is. Dante says he will "Discover the secrets of the universe." Then they slept out in Dante's backyard.

part 2 chapter 11, Siddhartha. W

2023-10-30 19:51:32 UTC

while Ari is recovering from his cold, his mom takes him to the doctors, where they wait for two hours. Ari brings the book of poems Dante let him borrow, his mother questions his reading poetry and he tells her its Dantes. She talks a little about when she was in university and then asks him if he likes poetry, and he admits he does.

Chapter 2

2023-10-30 19:52:32 UTC

Ari comes down from his room and talks to his mother about Richie Valens, teaching and being Mexican. Ari decides to go swimming at the pool and he asks his mom why she married his father. (by piper)

Chapter 5

2023-10-30 19:53:48 UTC

Aristotle's dreams give voice to his anxiety.

He wants to connect to his brother in a positive way, and he also wants to understand how his dad feels about his brother Bernardo in a more nuanced type of way, than his family allows it to be. Dreaming of killing the birds, Meanwhile speaks to his anxiety about growing up and leaving his childhood behind, even as the process is something that will help him in the long run of it.

-Synphani Russell

Maren Lee - Part 1, Chapter 12

2023-10-30 19:59:22 UTC

Ari and Dante had just finished swimming and were relaxing on the porch. They haven't had many real conversations yet, and are just really getting to know each other. Suddenly, they hear a gunshot. A couple of kids from their neighborhood have just shot a bird with their BB gun. While Ari goes up to talk to them, Dante stays back scared. They learn about how they both handle confrontation, and Ari calls Dante a pacifist. They decide to bury the bird together, and Ari sees Dante cry for the first time. He realizes how much seeing the bird die hurts Dante, and they start to be more comfortable being emotional around each other.

Chapter 3- Daphne Anderson

2023-10-30 19:59:31 UTC

In the beginning of chapter 3 Ari is on his way to the pool when he almost gets him into a fight with some boys in his neighborhood, it gets him thinking about his family and how inaccessible his family is. More specifically his siblings. At one point he references to him self as the family mascot.

Miles-Chapter 1

2023-10-30 20:22:05 UTC

Ari wakes up on a hot summer day he is 15 and at the beginning of summer break. He has been lonely miserable and bored. There was a song playing on the radio "La Bamba" By Los Lobos he coped with that, the song was about a plane crash.

Chapter VI Summary by Emma

2023-10-30 20:32:16 UTC

One afternoon after swimming Dante goes to Ari's house and introduces himself to Ari's parents which he thinks is weird. Ari tells his parents that Dante taught him how to swim and Dante gives Ari's dad a book of Mexican Art, Ari's dad doesn't think he can accept it, but Ari's mom likes it and thinks it's a generous gift.

Ari's dad finally accepts it and asks Dante to thank his own dad and Dante agrees.

Elgin Chapter 2

2023-10-31 16:18:46 UTC

Ari wakes up and walks into the kitchen while his mom is making lunch, they talk about La Bamba and the food bank and eventually start talking about his dad, Ari says he doesnt understand him. He remembers that his mom had told him his father was beatiful and he wonders what happened.

Chapter 1, Part 2, Alex

2023-10-31 16:29:03 UTC

When Ari wakes up the morning after the sparrow incident he feels really bad he has the flu and his muscles hurt badly, he tries to stand up and falls back down onto his bed. His mom says that hes burning up and that he has a fever. Ari falls asleep into a fever dream about about millions of sparrows dieing and then falling and hitting him, he said that there is nowhere to hide and that he could hear Dante crying and that he could also hear music. When he woke up he was with his father, who was comforting him. When he falls asleep again he is looking for Dante then stops and starts looking for his dad When he wakes up this time his mom is there and suggests that he take a shower. His dad helps him and asks if he was looking for him in the dream and Ari responds that hes always looking for him

chapter 11-section 2

2023-10-31 16:30:41 UTC

This chapter is about Ari waiting to get into the doctor's office. While waiting, he reads a book that Dante gives him, "a book of poems by Williams Carlos Williams" (pg 99), and his mother comments on the fact that he's reading poetry. After explaining that it belonged to Dante's dad (a professor at a university), the mom mentions not having any professors of color at her university while studying. Then, Ari starts wondering what his mom's experience must have been becausee he thinks he knows her so well, but he doesn't know anything from her past. In the end, the mom tells Ari that he could be a poet, but he thinks that it would be something "Too beautiful for me."(pg 100)

2-3 River Mason

2023-10-31 16:39:03 UTC

Ari doesn't like TV, he turns it off and wonders about his mom. "you like teaching?" His mom says yes and then talks about how care comes from her students, and how as a teacher her job is to care. Ari then tries to turn the conversation into letting him go outside. It doesn't work. He asks if she's ok. Ari's mom then responds with being worried about Ari's friendships, and health. She truly loves Ari.

part 1 chapter 6

2023-10-31 16:44:02 UTC

Dante came over to Ari's house and introduced himself to Ari's parents. Ari shared to his parents how they met and how Dante was the one teaching him how to swim. His parents where proud that hes finally found a friend. Dante shook their hands and handed them a book which contained Mexican art for a gift. His dad though it was generous but he tells him he cant accept it. while he was holding it so carefully, afraid he might damage it. Ari's dad thanked him and smiled back. And took the book an sat down with it like if was some treasure. Ari was confused because he didn't really get his dad, since he smiled 2 times in less then a second. thinking that because its weird of him to do that. - Max Cardenas

Max Monroe 2-4

2023-10-31 16:44:59 UTC

The summary about section chapter 4 is when Ari gets sick and Dante comes over and spends time with him when he has the flu. He comes over and tells Ari that he wants to sketch him so Ari sits down and Dante starts and Ari reads a book of poems. Soon Ari falls asleep and wakes up to Dante gone and a picture next to him. As Ari looks at the picture of his rocking chair but finds no picture of him soon later Ari calls Dante and Dante left to give Ari some sleep. As there talking Ari asks if he can see more pictures of Dante's sketches but Dante says no and when Ari aks why he said “For the same reason you can't tell me about your dream”

Chapter 4 (Ivory Baxter)

2023-10-31 16:45:33 UTC

One of the rules of summer is that Ari hates showering with boys. Ari overhears two guys fetishising womens bodies. This chapter is where Ari and Dante first meet, and Dante offers to teach Ari how to swim. Ari and Dante tell each other that their fathers are a mailman and an English professor respectively. Dante is a disciplined and knowledgeable teacher. He is described as "funny, focused and fierce." They talk about comic books and that conversation quickly transfers to a conversation about the fact that Ari was more Mexican and that if they ran away they would be poor. He gets in a small argument with his dad.

Chapter 5-Kai Drakos

2023-10-31 16:46:24 UTC

Dante has been giving Ari swimming lessons at the pool. Dante invites Ari to his house and he meets Dantes dad. Ari notices Dantes relationship with his father and his personality. He describes Dantes dad as "A man who was in love with being alive". Dante gives Ari a poetry book to read while he cleans his room. After Dante finishes cleaning his room he reads poems to Ari. He didn't care that he didn't understand everything about the poem. He only cared that Dantes voice felt real.

Chapter 1 by Rylan: A 15 year boy named aristole is bored in the middle of summer. He put on this funky radio chanel and listened to the guy talking on the radio.

2023-10-31 16:50:52 UTC

Part 1 Chapter 5- Braiden

2023-10-31 16:52:21 UTC

After Ari's fourth swimming lesson with Dante invites him over to his house. There he meets Dante's dad, Mr. Quintera, who is a Mexican-American English Professor. He is young and handsome and seems to have a vibe that screams that he is in love with life. He is almost completely different than Ari's dad in a sense. He and Dante have an almost perfect relationship and completely understand each other. Ari is envious of Dantes's relationship with his parents, for his relationships are not as splendid as Dantes's. His relationship with his mom was easy and uncomplicated, but only most of the time, and his relationship with his father was almost non-existent while Dante's just seemed so simple and uncomplimented. They went upstairs to Dante's room, it was a large room with high ceilings and hollow wood floors. Dante had so much stuff scattered around the room, so he put on some music on his vinyl record player and started to clean it. While he cleans Ari and Him have a conversation about their relationships with their parents, and how they examine them. Dante cleans his room in such order and organization, all his books stacked neatly on his shelf. He pulled out one of his poetry books and started to read. Ari admires him as the sun streaks in through the window. His book looked like the only place it should have been was in his hands. Ari didn't care if he didn't understand the poems very well, he just cared that Dante's voice felt real and that made him feel real. That day he learned two new words. "Inscrutable." And "Friend."

chapter 3 Brooke

2023-10-31 22:03:03 UTC

In chapter 3 Ari is walking to the pool when a group of boys on their bikes start to make fun of him. Ari flips them off and has a stare down with one of the kids. Ari starts talking about how he feels sorry for himself and how he has a very distant relationship with his older sisters and no relationship with his older brother who is in prison. He talks about his father who fought in the war and how it affected his father and their relationship.

Ruby Vazquez 2-7

2023-10-31 22:04:05 UTC

Ari has spent days in bed, leading him think about things he wouldn't otherwise. He goes through questions about his brother, mysteries of his dad, and childhood memories.

Chapter 7 - Aria Eichenauer

2023-10-31 22:06:08 UTC

Dante and Ari are in Ari's room. Dante is looking around and noticing that there is not very much in his room. His walls are blank and there are a few books on his shelf. Dante jokes about what Ari will be when he grows up. Ari knew what it was like to be ashamed and Dante knew why, Ari didn't. Ari discovers that he really really likes Dante.

Chapter 7 Karina

2023-10-31 22:17:34 UTC

In chapter 7 Dante comes over to Ari's house. He said that Aris room has nothing in it, Ari started listing things that are in his room and that his room isnt empty. Dante was asking Ari some questians, like if Ari has hobbie or if he does or doesnt believe in God, Ari answered all of them. Ari asked Dante if its bad to doubt. Dante answered that it's not bad and that its smart. Ari said that he think that his not as smart as Donte but Dante says that Ari is smart and that being smart isnt everything, people just make fun of you. Dantes says that his father said that it's alright if people make fun of you.

2,2 Cactus Koestner

2023-10-31 22:17:55 UTC

Chapter 2 starts with Ari still in the hospital and being told that its going to take time for his injury's to heal, for instance his arm would take a month to heal and even then his arm wasn't even that bad. In the Middle of Chapter Dante´s parents came to visit Ari. they talked about how He´s feeling and a little about Dante. Then the chapter ends with Dantes parents talking about Chicago and how they're thinking about taking Dante to a counselor and how maybe Dantes mother should go to counseling to.

Duy Part 2 Chapter 5

2023-11-27 04:38:31 UTC

Ari has the flu but suddenly the flu doesn't want to go away. Then his dreams came again. Ari was in El Paso and saw his brother that is currently in prison. He yelled for his name, he didn't answer, then he yelled something in Spanish to make him come home. Then his dad appeared next to Aris brother Bernardo, and Ari saw that his dad was hurt by Bernardo. Then his dream changed. His father and brother vanished. Then he saw Dante. He had no shirt and no shoes. Ari was trying to come up to Dante but couldn't move. Then Dante says something in English to Ari, but Ari doesn't understand it since he only knows Spanish. Since they're speaking two different languages, Ari feels alone and wakes up feeling lost. His fever is back, and Ari sleeps again, dreaming about sparrows following from the sky and killing them.

Chapter 2, section 3, Aria Eichenauer

2023-11-29 22:21:18 UTC

Ari is still in the hospital. He can't even remember how long he's been there for. He starts noticing the nurses and doctors and he has opinions about them. He has one doctor that he likes a lot. The doctor thinks Ari is brave and courageous. The doctor wants Ari to accept that he's a brave person. Dante talks about how he's going to see a counselor and how he thinks Ari should see one too. Ari does not want to see a counselor.