Characters
This person comes to live with Antonio's family at the beginning of the story.
Who is Ultima?
This clash of cultural heritage for Antonio is symbolized through these two people.
What is Gabriel and Maria.
These family members question whether Ultima is a witch.
Who are Antonio's sisters?
This word means, "a person who wanders from place to place without a home or job."
What is a vagabond?
What tragic event does Antonio witness at the river with his friends?
What is the death of Lupito?
This family, like the sea, had a hard time staying in one place for too long. They were vaqueros, and moved over the land and sea to find their destinies.
What are the Marez?
This character says, "You're too small to fight."
Who is Horse?
This word means, "tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely."
What is tenacious?
Antonio felt these things on his first day of school.
What is excitement and loneliness?
This clan, which was 'silent like the moon', tended the farmlands of El Puerto and found connection to the earth they farmed.
What is The Luna's?
These give Antonio insight into cultural heritage and his potential future.
What are "His Dreams"?
This word means, "the main character of the story."
What is a protagonist?
The family discusses this after the brothers return from war.
What is they talk about moving to California?
This symbolic animal represents the spirit of Ultima and watches over Antonio as he grows up.
What is Ultima's Owl?
This character says, "One killing is enough for tonight."
Who is Narciso.
This word means, "in a gentle loving or caring way."
What is tenderly?
This person is not named, but an important child character who tells stories to Jason.
What is Jason's Indian?
The place where Antonio stays with his Uncle Pedro.
What is El Puerto?
In Chapters 5–7, Antonio dreams about the fight between his mom’s wish for him to be a priest and his dad’s dream of living free on the open land. These two landscapes in the story stand for the different paths in his life.
What are the valley and the llano.
Lupito's death begins Antonio's fascination with this, which washes away all blood/sins/sadness.
What is the River?
This word means, "having no definite form or distinct shape."
What is amorphous?