Story Analysis: Amigo Brothers By Piri Thomas
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In the story (Amigo Brothers) the author Piri Thomas tells us a story about two friends that both box and they are so similar that they are different. The conflict is that the two friends Antonio and Felix have to box each other for the lightweight champion title. Imagine having to fight your friend for a sport and hurt them! The thing is that Antonio and Felix both want to win the championships, but they each have different boxing ways and personalities. Also they are both good at boxing. Antonio and Felix both are seventeen. They both also live in the same apartment building and collected magazines together. They were both boxers and had a dream of becoming the world's lightweight champion boxer.
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