8/6/2023 0 Comments Aristotle and dante book 2![]() ![]() Dante feels overwhelmed by guilt because he has barely a scratch on him, thanks to Ari. Both of his arms and one of his legs are broken and in casts. Dante is almost hit by a car that comes speeding around the corner, but Ari pushes him out of harm's way, getting hit by the car himself, and becoming very seriously injured. That same day, the boys try to rescue a bird that is lying injured in the middle of the street. Even though he recovers from the flu, Ari continues to have the same kind of dreams, which are all dreams in which he is on his own and abandoned by the people he cares about.ĭante tells Ari that he and his family are moving to Chicago for a little while because his dad has been offered a new job there. In his dream, his brother is standing across from him on the other side of the river and Ari is shouting to him that he wants him to come back home. ![]() He also dreams about his brother who is in prison. In one dream it is pouring down with rain, he is alone and he can't find Dante or his father even though he is searching everywhere for them. Dante's family members are close-knit and openly affectionate towards each other, which astounds Ari because his family is completely the opposite.Īri gets a terrible case of the flu and begins to have some strange and terrifying dreams in his feverish state. Like Ari, Dante is Mexican American and this leaves him in a permanent state of ambivalence because he doesn't know how to embrace his Mexican heritage and his American nationality at the same time. Ari is fascinated by Dante, and a little in awe of him because he swims so well and knows so much about art and literature. They become fast friends, and bond over their classical names. Dante is a talented swimmer and he offers to teach Ari how to swim. Ari is so desperate to get out of the house that he goes to the community swimming pool to hang out, which would be a normal teen boy thing to do, except for the fact that he can't swim.Īt the pool, he meets a boy named Dante Quintana. This is a family that clams up about things they don't want to think about Ari's father is a Vietnam veteran but he won't talk about his experiences in the war either. ![]() His older brother is in prison and nobody is allowed to mention his name. He has two older sisters, but they have moved out already. He lives with his family but feels disconnected from them. It is 1987, and Aristotle "Ari" Mendoza does not know what on earth he is going to do with himself all summer. (Oct.The book opens with "The Different Rules of Summer," in which we meet both boys for the first time. Agent: Patricia Moosbrugger, Patricia Moosbrugger Literary. The body and the heart”), homophobia, racism, sexism, how to be a man without succumbing to toxic masculinity, how to cope with loss without giving in to grief, what it means to have-and be-a good teacher, and, fundamentally, how to love and be loved. In Sáenz’s careful, poetic hands and Ari’s stubborn, searching voice, the narrative follows the Mexican American couple as they “map out a new world” together, navigating desire (“A body thing. Over the course of his senior year at Austin High School, Ari grows closer to his postal worker father, another introvert with much on his mind makes close friends and-through a journal in the form of letters to Dante-discovers the power of words. It’s 1986 AIDS is raging, and being gay seems to Ari like a recipe for unhappiness. Much to his surprise, Ari finds himself in love with charming romantic Dante Quintana. This follow-up to 2012’s Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, narrated once again by the cerebral Aristotle “Ari” Mendoza, resumes directly after the first book’s end. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |