Pena's two main protagonists Danny and Uno, are actually very similar. Early on the two hate each other after Danny accidentally threw a bat and hit Manny, Uno's younger brother. Uno then punched Danny in the face. This event keeps the two from knowing each other until baseball brings them back together.
The two are very similar due to there personal live, but neither seem to understand that they are. Both of them are half Mexican. Danny is of a white mother and a Mexican father, while Uno has a Mexican mother and a black father. Both characters also want to be with there fathers. Danny's father left his mom numerous years ago, while Uno's parents are divorced. The difference is that Uno's father wants him to be with him, while Danny's father has disappeared to Mexico. The two in the end both go to see there fathers. Uno moves in with his dad, while Danny only gets a chance to visit him.
I find it intriguing on how Pena connected the two in such a way. It almost makes a symbolic connection between them. The fact that they are located in the middle of a majorly Mexican area really shows how they stick together. They're hustling business which is a great success is greatly helped by their similarities which connects them together. Pena adding this connection really adds a nice touch to his novel as it shows how two people may act differently, may actually be very much alike.
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