Influences on Development
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Lead In: It is common knowledge that we all as humans must mature our way from childhood into adulthood. We are born, we age, and eventually we all end up as adults. The adults we become are based off the influences we have in our youth. It can be religious influences, cultural influences, or simply the environment we grow up in. The point is, we grow up.
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Overview and Background The book Bless Me, Ultima is a coming of age story. The protagonist, Antonio, is merely a boy, but cultural influences and experiences rob him of his innocence and Antonio must become a man. Antonio lives in fear of growing up due to the knowledge that his family has remarkably …show more content…
It can range from simple things like tying one’s shoes to something like making friends.
Antonio is for the first time making friends in the novel. “Most of the kids were older than I...They all gathered around me and asked where I lived and about school. They were good friends...I became a part of their gang.” Antonio makes his first friends, which I must note are older than him, and making friends should be of utmost importance considering friends can be made for life.
Without friends, people wouldn’t have anyone to rely on. As a child it’s important that we all make friends somehow. It can be hard under certain circumstances, but every child needs to make friends. I came to Weslaco ISD in kindergarten, and knew nobody. To make matters worse, I was moved up to first grade a month after being in class. It was horrific for me to familiarize myself with my surroundings, but I made a friend who was able to show me what to do and how to handle myself. Just like Antonio did with his little gang of friends. Without someone there for people to rub off of and trade ideas, we’d never be able to find our way and thus never be able to
Introduction Paragraph 1
Lead In: It is common knowledge that we all as humans must mature our way from childhood into adulthood. We are born, we age, and eventually we all end up as adults. The adults we become are based off the influences we have in our youth. It can be religious influences, cultural influences, or simply the environment we grow up in. The point is, we grow up.
II. Introduction Paragraph 2
Overview and Background The book Bless Me, Ultima is a coming of age story. The protagonist, Antonio, is merely a boy, but cultural influences and experiences rob him of his innocence and Antonio must become a man. Antonio lives in fear of growing up due to the knowledge that his family has remarkably …show more content…
It can range from simple things like tying one’s shoes to something like making friends.
Antonio is for the first time making friends in the novel. “Most of the kids were older than I...They all gathered around me and asked where I lived and about school. They were good friends...I became a part of their gang.” Antonio makes his first friends, which I must note are older than him, and making friends should be of utmost importance considering friends can be made for life.
Without friends, people wouldn’t have anyone to rely on. As a child it’s important that we all make friends somehow. It can be hard under certain circumstances, but every child needs to make friends. I came to Weslaco ISD in kindergarten, and knew nobody. To make matters worse, I was moved up to first grade a month after being in class. It was horrific for me to familiarize myself with my surroundings, but I made a friend who was able to show me what to do and how to handle myself. Just like Antonio did with his little gang of friends. Without someone there for people to rub off of and trade ideas, we’d never be able to find our way and thus never be able to