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Miguel does get the chance to prove to his father that he can be responsible
and be part of the family. He knows that he would do anything for his father’s
eyes to see him as a grown up. He would use any chance that he gets to prove
that he can do anything. “Miguel go up to the mountains one day to find the lost
sheep, while he is there he think about how he can prove to his father that he
did it. He wants to show his father that he got the sheep. Actually he was glad
that the sheep went away, because of the sheep he gets the opportunity to prove
to his father” (Krumgold, 92). Miguel goes up to the mountains to find the
sheep, and he finds them. He thinks that by getting the sheep, it will prove to
his father that he can be responsible. Miguel wants to go up to the mountains
again because only the men go up to the mountains. Miguel wants to be a man. He
proves to his father that he’s responsible, because Miguel goes up to the
mountains without knowing what dangers lies before him. Still Miguel goes up and
tries to bring the lost sheeps. Although, his father denies that Miguel is still
too young. So Miguel reaches the last person who might help him go up to the
mountain. San Ysidro or Saint Ysidro, he is what the people in the Miguel’s
village worth ship. “Miguel asks San Ysidro to arrange his family and Miguel to
go up to the mountains’ (Krumgold, 116). Miguel doesn’t have any choice, so only
person he turns to is the saint. Miguel wants to go up with his family,
including his father, older brothers, and uncles. They all are men and if Miguel
could go with them he will be a man also. Not long after Miguel made the wish,
Miguel’s brother receives a recruiting letter the United States Government. As a
result of the letter Miguel wants to undo his wish about going up to the
mountain. “When I make my wish I thought it was going to be easy, but it turns
out that it was hard. What am I going to do? I don’t want Gabriel to go” (Krumgold,
200). Miguel thinks about taking his wish back because his brother is leaving.
The thing is that Miguel wants to be an adult, instead of him fitting in with
the family it is like he is taking his brother’s place in the family. At least,
that’s what Miguel thinks, but his brother has to leave because he was recruited
and required to join the army. Still Miguel thinks that’s his fault that Gabriel
has to leave. Miguel always wants to be part of the family investment, but he is
too young. He wishes to grow up like Gabriel, so that his father can accept him
as a responsible person. As a result, Miguel thought that the saint grant his
wish by sending Gabriel away, so that Miguel can take Gabriel’s place as the
most responsible son.
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