More Important Things...Not Quotes

All righty here we (I?) go. Some important topics (vs quotes) are dealt with/revealed in the section I just summarized.

First of all, El Patrón's birthday party is another example of the power the old man still holds over pretty much everyone. Nobody likes Matt, most even hate him, but when he acts out, they can do nothing because challenging Matt means challenging El Patrón. If not for his 'father', Matt would have been dead ages ago.

As I said in the summary, the witnessing of another clone is a turning point for both Matt and the reader. So far, no other clones have been introduced, and so it is assumed that Matt is what they look like and behave. This could not be farther from the truth. In actuality, clones really are helpless, mindless bundles of organs - the reader finds out later that clones are created so if a transplant of any kind, heart, liver, etc. is needed, there is a perfect copy of the one needed at hand. With this in mind, the feelings and teachings held by the Alacrans and rest of the world are understood, but the way they treat Matt is in no way justified. He is smarter than most of them, and is a perfectly capable human. It made me feel even more for Matt because you understand what he could have been, and the thoughts running through his head must have been overwhelming.

The episode with the dog is simply another example of the cruelty of the Alacrans. They will do anything and go out of their way in order t o cause harm to Matt. Felicia killed the dog, and Mr. Alacran had Matt apprehended by force, and told him that he was never to see Maria again.