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People around the world have had responsibility throughout theirs lives. With
being responsible anyone can achieve anything that they want. America is a great
country with people that taken responsibility in their whole lives. That’s why
America is so strong and containing with great people who built America from
pieces to pieces. Mostly for the families that living, farmers for example; it
was hard to take care of livestocks because it was expensive. If animals are
lost the farmers will lose part of the family stock. It was a family business
job, so everyone in the family helped with the work; men, women, boys, and
girls. However, not everybody had the responsibility to take care of the family
business. If one failed to perform a duty, the family business might fall apart.
…and now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold shows that through taking responsibility with
one’s actions and behaviors, a person can mature enough to be able to follow
their heart. The main character Miguel wants to follow in the shadow of his
father. He wants to do everything like his father does. He wants to be a part of
the family business; he wants to help out with raising the sheep. He feels like
he could be a part of something and he wants to get credit for what he does.
“But for me, I have the wish to be part of everything that happens, even it is
not happening to me” (Krumgold, 16). Miguel wants to be a part of the team and
experience the happiness or sadness based on the investment that others in his
family share. He doesn’t care if the family finds a pot of gold and they want to
share. Miguel doesn’t want the gold; all he wanted was to be there when the pot
of gold is found; to be a part of the experience. Miguel wants to prove that he
can be a part of the family, to his father and mother. He tries so hard to fit
in with his family but he’s rejected by his family. “But still I am glad that
I’m growing up to be a shepherd, if only it doesn’t take too long” (Krumgold,
21). Miguel would do anything to prove to his father that he can be just like
him. Instead of being a policeman or an airplane pilot, Miguel wants to be a
shepard it’s in his blood. His grandparents were shepards and his parents are
too. He thinks what his father would want him to be. Meaning that the
expectations are on high steaks about Miguel being a shepard, that is how
Miguel’s father grew up; by taken responsibility on part of the family business.
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