Marcel Sandoval Character Analysis

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Marcelo Sandoval is a 17 year old boy, because he was born with a mild disorder of autism describe as 'Asperger Syndrome' Marcelo can hear internal music tunes in his head that nobody else can hear. However, even though Marcelo's dad, Arturo, wholeheartedly loves and cares about Marcelo, he refuses to admit his son's disorder, and opposes his son's difference way of perceiving the world, which caused Marcelo to struggle with being himself, or being the person his dad expects him to be. This makes me wonder about how the conflict will be solve. I'm curious if Marcelo will try to find ways to reason with his dad, or will he attempt to rebel against his father?

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