Collections Analysis
1.“She served the people all her life, and now the people are scattered, driven like tumbleweeds by the winds of war. The war sucks everything dry…” (Anaya 13)
Anaya uses a simile to compare the people of Santa Rosa, New Mexico to tumbleweeds. This is comparing them with the environment of the town and connecting them with the environment that they live in. Anaya is saying that the people of the town are in a state to where they have stopped caring and are easily swayed like a tumbleweed.
2.“ No! Chavez shouted. I must go. He was my brother!” (Anaya 33)
Chavez’s character is displayed. Anaya alludes to revenge in this book in the form of love for family members and the idea of protecting loved ones and standing …show more content…
His family worships the Christian(catholic) God. His idolization of the golden carp shows the compromise between the two because the golden carp is seen as a deity from a religion non-native to Antonio.
7.”It will only end when blood is spilled” (Anaya 217)
This ties to the theme that revenge does not settle anything. Anaya also uses allusion with this to emphasize the theme of revenge and how it doesn’t lead to any peaceful or logical solution. An example of this allusion would be Shakespeare’s literary work Hamlet.
8.”I was so startled and frightened that I jumped like a wounded rabbit, but he made no move to catch me.” (Anaya 271)
A simile is used to show vulnerability. Even though pretty much the entire dynamic and plot of the story relies on Antonio he is still an innocent child.
9.”In my dreams last night I saw three figures.” (Anaya 350)
Anaya is using Antonio’s dream to effect the plot. This ties into how heavy Antonio is to the plot because his dreams are usually hidden signals or symbols for something to …show more content…
The story starts off with Antonio being six years old and starts off explaining the struggles that he faces at such a young age. As the story progresses, Antonio grows and his character matures and develops though he still faces problems with himself and his family. Religion is a major point of controversy as well as a major conflict within the story because from the time Antonio was born, he had be brought up in catholic beliefs. His religious beliefs are challenged as he grows as well as his character when he faces situations where he has to protect his family’s honor and values along with striving to become a priest for his mother. There is a major conflict between the Luna and Marez bloodlines. At the end of the book, Antonio finally comes to peace with himself realizing that he is of both bloodlines and it is okay for him to identify as that despite the previous conflicts he had been through in regards to blood
1.“She served the people all her life, and now the people are scattered, driven like tumbleweeds by the winds of war. The war sucks everything dry…” (Anaya 13)
Anaya uses a simile to compare the people of Santa Rosa, New Mexico to tumbleweeds. This is comparing them with the environment of the town and connecting them with the environment that they live in. Anaya is saying that the people of the town are in a state to where they have stopped caring and are easily swayed like a tumbleweed.
2.“ No! Chavez shouted. I must go. He was my brother!” (Anaya 33)
Chavez’s character is displayed. Anaya alludes to revenge in this book in the form of love for family members and the idea of protecting loved ones and standing …show more content…
His family worships the Christian(catholic) God. His idolization of the golden carp shows the compromise between the two because the golden carp is seen as a deity from a religion non-native to Antonio.
7.”It will only end when blood is spilled” (Anaya 217)
This ties to the theme that revenge does not settle anything. Anaya also uses allusion with this to emphasize the theme of revenge and how it doesn’t lead to any peaceful or logical solution. An example of this allusion would be Shakespeare’s literary work Hamlet.
8.”I was so startled and frightened that I jumped like a wounded rabbit, but he made no move to catch me.” (Anaya 271)
A simile is used to show vulnerability. Even though pretty much the entire dynamic and plot of the story relies on Antonio he is still an innocent child.
9.”In my dreams last night I saw three figures.” (Anaya 350)
Anaya is using Antonio’s dream to effect the plot. This ties into how heavy Antonio is to the plot because his dreams are usually hidden signals or symbols for something to …show more content…
The story starts off with Antonio being six years old and starts off explaining the struggles that he faces at such a young age. As the story progresses, Antonio grows and his character matures and develops though he still faces problems with himself and his family. Religion is a major point of controversy as well as a major conflict within the story because from the time Antonio was born, he had be brought up in catholic beliefs. His religious beliefs are challenged as he grows as well as his character when he faces situations where he has to protect his family’s honor and values along with striving to become a priest for his mother. There is a major conflict between the Luna and Marez bloodlines. At the end of the book, Antonio finally comes to peace with himself realizing that he is of both bloodlines and it is okay for him to identify as that despite the previous conflicts he had been through in regards to blood