Children observe the world in a way no one else would dare to dream of. Through the lens of innocence, and imagination, youth is preserved through detachment from the technological society; and based on children’s ideas from their youth, help construct the advancement of a society. In Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me Ultima, this notion held absolute truth, through children who questioned the world not only on a physical level, but spiritually, society was able to find new innovations. Similarly, this idea is represented through young Antonio, who displayed a philosophical outlook on life. In the coming-of-age novel, Bless Me Ultima Antonio is far more wise than any other boy his age, or his century. Antonio’s second and last dream are psychic visions that represent his fearfulness, innocence, and wisdom; partially exposed through the act of dreaming, Antonio makes a transformation throughout the novel from an oblivious young boy, into a man of individual power. Antonio’s second dream is portrayed shortly after the murder of Lupito, where he is in a state of shock.
…show more content…
In the dream Antonio’s expectations are presented through the words of his brothers, “You are a Luna, they chanted in unison, you are to be a farmer-priest for mother!” (Anaya 26). This statement reveals the expectations set specifically for Antonio; he is to be specifically what his mother tells him, and through the use of punctuation the statement is presented in a way that can be compared to an order. Furthermore, the dream reveals Antonio’s own opinion in response to his brother’s orders in the form of an analogy. Through Anaya’s words, “The doves came to drink in the still ponds of the river and their cry was mournful in the darkness of my dream.” (26). Antonio is represented through the doves, and the “still pond of river” can be associated with the firm religious belief held by Antonio’s mother. From this connection, the mournful cry is seen as Antonio’s feelings towards his mothers perception about his future. The darkness represents Antonio’s fear in becoming his own person, and going against his families wishes. Established from the statement, Antonio stage of shock turns into an inner conflict debating between his own future, versus the future expected from his family. Furthermore, a psychic affiliation is exemplified in the dream through the prediction of Ultima’s death. Rudolf Anaya states, “Along the river the tormented cry of a lonely goddess filled the valley.”(26). The text gives specific evidence in relations to the burial of Ultima’s special items, coincidentally representing her. Later on in the text while Ultima is lying on her death bed, she gives specific instruction to Antonio to bury her items somewhere along the river (260). The two textual examples provide a connection between the As the story progresses, the reader’s witness Antonio’s subtle transformation into a person he is proud of, rather than what is expected from other character’s presented in the novel. In the few pages remaining in the novel, Antonio’s wisdom is revealed in a revelation about who he truly is as an individual. Rudolf states, “Everything I believed in was destroyed. A painful wrenching in my heart made me cry aloud, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me!’ And as the three figures departed my pesadilla they cried out longingly. We live when you dream, Tony, we live only in your
In the dream Antonio’s expectations are presented through the words of his brothers, “You are a Luna, they chanted in unison, you are to be a farmer-priest for mother!” (Anaya 26). This statement reveals the expectations set specifically for Antonio; he is to be specifically what his mother tells him, and through the use of punctuation the statement is presented in a way that can be compared to an order. Furthermore, the dream reveals Antonio’s own opinion in response to his brother’s orders in the form of an analogy. Through Anaya’s words, “The doves came to drink in the still ponds of the river and their cry was mournful in the darkness of my dream.” (26). Antonio is represented through the doves, and the “still pond of river” can be associated with the firm religious belief held by Antonio’s mother. From this connection, the mournful cry is seen as Antonio’s feelings towards his mothers perception about his future. The darkness represents Antonio’s fear in becoming his own person, and going against his families wishes. Established from the statement, Antonio stage of shock turns into an inner conflict debating between his own future, versus the future expected from his family. Furthermore, a psychic affiliation is exemplified in the dream through the prediction of Ultima’s death. Rudolf Anaya states, “Along the river the tormented cry of a lonely goddess filled the valley.”(26). The text gives specific evidence in relations to the burial of Ultima’s special items, coincidentally representing her. Later on in the text while Ultima is lying on her death bed, she gives specific instruction to Antonio to bury her items somewhere along the river (260). The two textual examples provide a connection between the As the story progresses, the reader’s witness Antonio’s subtle transformation into a person he is proud of, rather than what is expected from other character’s presented in the novel. In the few pages remaining in the novel, Antonio’s wisdom is revealed in a revelation about who he truly is as an individual. Rudolf states, “Everything I believed in was destroyed. A painful wrenching in my heart made me cry aloud, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me!’ And as the three figures departed my pesadilla they cried out longingly. We live when you dream, Tony, we live only in your