Journal #3Journal #3

►Write about at time when someone Write about at time when someone you looked up to let you down or you looked up to let you down or disappointed you. How did you feel? disappointed you. How did you feel? Were you able to forgive them? Did it Were you able to forgive them? Did it affect your relationship? How do you affect your relationship? How do you think Tony’s relationship with Andrew think Tony’s relationship with Andrew will change?will change?

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►Tony is sick and recovering from Tony is sick and recovering from pneumonia. Ultima mostly takes care pneumonia. Ultima mostly takes care of him. Andrew only visits him once.of him. Andrew only visits him once.

►Gabriel went to the sheriff and Gabriel went to the sheriff and accused Tenorio of killing Narciso, but accused Tenorio of killing Narciso, but the sheriff and coroner quickly decide the sheriff and coroner quickly decide that Narciso was drunk and that Narciso was drunk and accidentally killed himself. Tony feels accidentally killed himself. Tony feels like nobody really cares because like nobody really cares because Narciso was the town drunkNarciso was the town drunk

► Maria teaches Tony his catechism prayers, Maria teaches Tony his catechism prayers, both in English and in Spanish, even though both in English and in Spanish, even though she does not understand them in English. she does not understand them in English. She thinks this will help him become a She thinks this will help him become a better priest.better priest.

► Eugene and Leon arrive for two days, Eugene and Leon arrive for two days, because they got in a car wreck. Gabriel because they got in a car wreck. Gabriel realizes they will never make his dream realizes they will never make his dream come true, and they leave two days later, come true, and they leave two days later, and take Andrew with them. and take Andrew with them.

► Social Prejudice: Since Narciso was the town Social Prejudice: Since Narciso was the town drunk, nobody really cared to look into his drunk, nobody really cared to look into his death. His worth was measured by his death. His worth was measured by his reputation. To Tony however, who saw Narciso reputation. To Tony however, who saw Narciso as a good and brave man, and as one of the as a good and brave man, and as one of the “magic people”, he can’t help but wonder “magic people”, he can’t help but wonder about the injustice of this.about the injustice of this.

► Andrew: He leaves, thereby affirming Tony’s Andrew: He leaves, thereby affirming Tony’s loss of innocence (from the dream). Since he loss of innocence (from the dream). Since he refused to help Narciso, Tony unconsciously refused to help Narciso, Tony unconsciously blames him for indirectly causing Narciso’s blames him for indirectly causing Narciso’s death, and is having a hard time forgiving him.death, and is having a hard time forgiving him.

►Ethnic Identities: As Maria makes Tony Ethnic Identities: As Maria makes Tony learn his prayers in both English and learn his prayers in both English and Spanish, Tony realizes more and more Spanish, Tony realizes more and more that he is part of an ethnic group. Tony that he is part of an ethnic group. Tony sees that language can act as a huge sees that language can act as a huge barrierbarrier Anglo vs HispanicAnglo vs Hispanic

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► ““I could not understand why Narciso, who did I could not understand why Narciso, who did good in trying to help Ultima, had lost his life; good in trying to help Ultima, had lost his life; and why Tenorio, who was evil and had taken and why Tenorio, who was evil and had taken a life, was free and unpunished. It didn’t a life, was free and unpunished. It didn’t seem fair. I thought a great deal about God seem fair. I thought a great deal about God and why he let such things happen.” pg 179and why he let such things happen.” pg 179

► Tony is having more and more doubts about Tony is having more and more doubts about Catholicism, but believes his first Communion Catholicism, but believes his first Communion will lead him to understand everythingwill lead him to understand everything