Why Did Antonia Learn

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Antonia learns more in their relationship. Antonia is a foreigner that could not understand or

speak English, except her foreign language. Antonia learned how to pronounce some words she

had never hard or speak from her new friend Jim. She learns the English word for eyes, sky and

some other words, and try to pronounced them good; perhaps, she can pronounce those words

in her own foreign language, but still eager to learn the English words for things wants. Out of her

unselfishness she made her younger sister says those words after her that she might also learn

too

"If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn no one can

stop you." If Antonia had not ask Jim to teach her the word "blue

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