Papelucho describes him physically: "He looked like Jesus in the painting in Grandma’s hallway, except Jesus didn’t have a guitar, and my brother has three." Through Papelucho’s eyes, the brother becomes a mythical figure—a wandering saint of the suburbs.
The plot of Papelucho y mi hermano hippie revolves around the return of Papelucho’s older brother, Javier—or "Javi." In classic Papelucho fashion, the protagonist struggles to understand the drastic changes his brother has undergone while away.
