On the way to Antonio’s uncles’ farm to work for the summer, Antonios’s father had a very deep conversation about life with him. This was the first time in the novel that Antonio and his father had an in depth conversation about anything pertaining to Antonio’s future, so Antonio enjoyed the experience and learned that no matter what anyone else wants told him to be that the decision is ultimately for Antonio to make for himself. “Ay, every generation, every man is a part of his past. He cannot escape it, but he may reform the old materials, make something new” (Anaya 247). This quote is from Antonio’s dad’s speech to his son means that everyone comes from a different background that they will always have to honor, but it is up to everyone to take what you learn from the past generations and make up your own mind on what you want to do with the rest of your life. The experience of talking with his dad eased Antonio’s wandering mind because now he realized that he had a lot of time left to figure out what he was going to do with the rest of his
On the way to Antonio’s uncles’ farm to work for the summer, Antonios’s father had a very deep conversation about life with him. This was the first time in the novel that Antonio and his father had an in depth conversation about anything pertaining to Antonio’s future, so Antonio enjoyed the experience and learned that no matter what anyone else wants told him to be that the decision is ultimately for Antonio to make for himself. “Ay, every generation, every man is a part of his past. He cannot escape it, but he may reform the old materials, make something new” (Anaya 247). This quote is from Antonio’s dad’s speech to his son means that everyone comes from a different background that they will always have to honor, but it is up to everyone to take what you learn from the past generations and make up your own mind on what you want to do with the rest of your life. The experience of talking with his dad eased Antonio’s wandering mind because now he realized that he had a lot of time left to figure out what he was going to do with the rest of his