Old Ramon is a salutary and refreshing entry in the field of juvenile fiction: its protagonist is Hispanic, elderly, and decidedly heroic. Ramon is a suitable and effective mentor for the boy, as well as for the novel's young readers.
This is not to imply that Ramon is a one-dimensional character of predictable goodness. The shepherd has his flaws; for instance, he is occasionally irascible, and he confesses to the boy that.....
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