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Prejudice And Racism In John Steinbeck's 'Ultima'

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In the beginning of chapter 14; Antonio reunites with his group of friends and classmates in the playground. At this point Antonio was now in the third grade because he was allowed to move up two grade levels. During a conversation about how Antonio is now in the third grade, Ernie teases about how Ultima is Antonio’s witch. Ernie also then comments “is it true your brother’s been whoring with the girls at Rosie’s” (Anaya, p.145). Antonio finally had enough of Ernie’s directed provocation and starts to stand his ground especially in the name of Ultima. Antonio replies about how Ultima is a good person and that Ernie is a liar. Antonio did first feel like feeling from the confrontation however he gained his confidence after remembering his father’s

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