Analysis Of The Amigo Brother By Antonio Cruz

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The author refers to Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas as the "amigo brothers" because they were really close friends. The text says, " hey were so together in friendship that they felt themselves to be brothers. They had known each other since childhood" This shows that they knew eachother their whole lives, so it felt like they were brothers. They were alike and different in many ways. One way they were similar is they were both seventeen and grewup in Manhattan. Some ways they were different were that" Felix was dark, short, and husky. " and "Antonio was fair, lean, and lanky" The reader can infer that Antonio and Felix thought boxing was very important because the story is all about them boxing. The text states, " If asked a question about any given fighter, they would immediately zip out from their memory banks divisions, weights, records of fights, knockouts, technical knockouts, and draws or losses. " Therefore, this proves that Felix and Antonio thought boxing was very important to them because they would not have done all of this if it wasn't very important to them. …show more content…

The boys both had the same point of view about handling the match, which was "When we get into the ring, it’s gotta be like we never met. We gotta be like two heavy strangers that want the same thing and only one can have it. " This shows that they don't want to fight each other or hurt each other in any way, but they both want to

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