There comes a time in every boys’ life when his back is against a wall and challenging decisions must be made. In that instance is when that boy crosses the threshold into adulthood. For Sixto that day came much sooner and in a far different way than he ever could have anticipated. From the second that he learned of his sisters rape he knew he had to avenge her injustice. Sixto knew he had to restore his sisters honor, prove that he was man enough to defend his family, and that his sister’s rapist must pay with his life. Sixto was out for blood, his sister’s rapist would have to die.
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In light of all the information that had recently landed in Sixto’s lap he knew what had to be done. His sister was just a child, she …show more content…
He feels the need to fight back and show Lino that he was messing with the wrong family. He knew in his heart that this was a battle he had to fight, it was going to take more than words to right this wrong. Sixto knew that this was something he was going to have to live with. That killing this man was going to forever change many different lives but it was something he felt had to be done. This wasn’t like other times when kids would talk about his mom or like when a stranger would bump into him on a subway and they would get into a brief shoving match, this time his brain wouldn’t let him function properly.
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Finally, the moment had come where Sixto had to make peace with the events that had recently taken place in his life. He set out with his shiny revolver on a mission to take another man’s life. Calmly he made his way through the city streets past unsuspecting people that had no idea what his intentions were. He was finally at peace with his decision to hunt this man down like the animal he was, time was not an issue he was prepared to wait as long as it takes to get his kill. As the Sixto ran out of the house Willie knew it was only a matter of time before Sixto lost a part of himself we would never get back.