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Manuel (who sometimes goes by Manny) is Ernesto’s son and Uno’s stepbrother. He has a mental disability, and Uno loves and protects him. Manuel is always happy, and he cheers for everyone at the stickball derbies. He gets hit in the face when Danny accidentally lets go of a baseball bat during a game, which enrages Uno. Loretta and Ernesto put Manuel in a home for children with disabilities, and Uno makes an effort to see him there.
Manuel Quotes in Mexican WhiteBoy
The Mexican WhiteBoy quotes below are all either spoken by Manuel or refer to Manuel. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Shot Heard Round the Cul-de-Sac
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Secretly, though, it still makes him feel alive to crush something with a bat. Almost as much as striking somebody out.
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But what I wanted to tell you, Dad, is how much I’ve changed since that day. How much better I am. How much stronger and darker and more Mexican I am. Matter of fact, just today I knocked some kid out.
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Manuel Quotes in Mexican WhiteBoy
The Mexican WhiteBoy quotes below are all either spoken by Manuel or refer to Manuel. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
The Shot Heard Round the Cul-de-Sac
Quotes
Secretly, though, it still makes him feel alive to crush something with a bat. Almost as much as striking somebody out.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
But what I wanted to tell you, Dad, is how much I’ve changed since that day. How much better I am. How much stronger and darker and more Mexican I am. Matter of fact, just today I knocked some kid out.
