At the young age of six, Antonio takes on the toll of multiple deaths, each having its impact and its lesson. However, the first storm that Antonio weathers is one of the more meaningful and leaves him to face the reality of the world and begin to question everything he believes in.. In the context of the book, Lupito was a character that came from the war Antonio's brothers were fighting. According to the novel, the war made him insane, and as a result, he ended the sheriff of the town’s life, and this obviously does not bode well for him. On page 22 we begin to see just a glimpse of the devastating sight Antonio witnesses “ I saw Lupito lifted off his feet and hurled backward by the bullets. But he got up and ran limping and crying towards the bank where I lay. "Bless me-" I thought he cried.” This initial death scene employs an immense amount of conflict within Antonio, and at the age of six, he has witnessed the murder of a war-crazed man who
At the young age of six, Antonio takes on the toll of multiple deaths, each having its impact and its lesson. However, the first storm that Antonio weathers is one of the more meaningful and leaves him to face the reality of the world and begin to question everything he believes in.. In the context of the book, Lupito was a character that came from the war Antonio's brothers were fighting. According to the novel, the war made him insane, and as a result, he ended the sheriff of the town’s life, and this obviously does not bode well for him. On page 22 we begin to see just a glimpse of the devastating sight Antonio witnesses “ I saw Lupito lifted off his feet and hurled backward by the bullets. But he got up and ran limping and crying towards the bank where I lay. "Bless me-" I thought he cried.” This initial death scene employs an immense amount of conflict within Antonio, and at the age of six, he has witnessed the murder of a war-crazed man who