A Literary Analysis Of 'Amigo Brothers'

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In the "Amigo Brothers," Antonio and Felix's next match was a challenge to their friendship. Why? Because they would be fighting each other. Paragraph six states, "Now, after a series of elimination bouts, they had been informed that they were to meet each other in the division finals that were scheduled for the seventh of August..." But they're scared because they don't want to hurt each other physically, or beat each other to the championship that they both wanted to win. However, they both have the same point of view about the match. They both think that they have to pretend that theye never met. Paragraph 23 states, "When we get into the ring, it’s gotta be like we never met. We gotta be like two heavy strangers that want the same

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