What Are The Moral Consequences Of Antonio

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This haiku is meant to represent the pull from both is mother and father, but Antonio doesn’t want his parents to choose how he goes about his future. He wants to pick for himself, and it frustrates him. As Antonio moves from childhood to adolescence, he tries to reconcile his parents’ and his community’s conflicting cultural traditions; Antonio’s goal is independent thought and action; he strives to make his own moral decisions and to accept responsibility for their consequences. Antonio’s parents, whose frequently conflicting views make it difficult for Antonio to accept either of their belief systems. María, the devoutly Catholic wife, wants Antonio to follow her Luna family tradition by becoming a priest. Gabriel is the son of vaqueros

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