In this chapter, Antonio and his family receive the happy news that World War II is over and his three brothers are coming home. Antonio's teachers make the announcement to the students, Antonio yearns to see his brothers, and the family receives a letter from Andrew that he, León and Eugene will meet in San Diego and then travel home together.
The family begins a long prayer vigil that lasts until the children fall asleep and are carried to their beds. Antonio dreams of his three brothers returning and then awakens to find them approaching the house! The family has a tearful but joyous reunion, and the household is once again "complete".
Antonio's mother keeps busy caring for her three children who have returned, his father is "happy and full of life" thinking about moving to California in the summer with his three sons, and Antonio continues to work hard at school learning the mystery of the "magic letters".
Discussion Questions
1. Do you think the brothers will agree to travel to California with their father?
2. How important is the war to the story?
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
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I think that the brothers have had a taste of freedom and have their own plans for the future. These plans might not be the same as their father's, which may lead to conflict in the future.
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