A Shadow of a Bull

A detailed Summary of A Shadow of a Bull

The title of the book is Shadow Of A Bull. It is an appropriate title for the book because Manolo is expected to become a great bullfighter just like his father was. In My Fathers Shadow would also be appropriate because Manolo is supposed to become a bullfighter just like his father.

The story took place in Spain, in the mid 1950's. The setting affected the story because it was in small town in Spain were a lot of bullfighting is the number one sporting event. In Spain being a bullfighter is very honorable. A different setting would not work as well because if they were in another country bullfighting would not be as popular.

The conflict of the story is man vs. himself. This is proved when Manolo tries to get the courage to fight the bull even though he is very scared of it. The protagonist is Manolo. The antagonists are the six men and the bull.

The story begins with people comparing Manolo with his father. They would say he has the same eyes and the same long nose and they believed he would become a great bullfighter like his father. People in town tell Manolo how brave his father was and how he would carry on his Legacy. Manolo knows inside himself that he is not as brave as his father. There were six men, aficionados,

The author of the book is Maia Wojciechowska. Maia has, also, written Odyssey of Courage and Market Day for Ti Andre. I learned that you should only do something for yourself and not when others want you to do it. No changes were needed in this book.

Manolo went out and faced his first bull. He said that Juan should go in for him and face the bull because he doesn't want to be a bullfighter. The resolution was believable because Manolo did not want to be a bullfighter and he had Juan go in for him. Manolo wanted to become a doctor for the wounded men from the bullfights.

The conflict was resolved by Manolo telling everyone he did not have the drive to be a bullfighter but instead he wanted to be a doctor. The resolution was believable because Juan was a better bullfighter then Manolo was and Manolo let Juan fight his bull.

The message of the story was not to do something that you don't have the drive to do, even though someone else wants you to do it. The story also tells you to follow your own heart and become the person you want to be. This message applies in life today because if you do something that you don't want to do you will be regretting it.

Manolo was afraid and found his grandfather muleta and used a stick as a sword and began to practice at night after his mother went to sleep. He practiced the practiced the passes trying to let the muleta look alive. He doubted himself and

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Approximate Word count = 949
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels