Bless Me, Ultima Critical Analysis
1. "The waters of the pool were clear and pure, but dark from their depth and shadows of the surrounding brush. The sun was crystaline white in the clear, blue sky, but still there was the darkness of shadows in this sacred spot," (113). Throughout the entire novel of Bless Me, Ultima, Antonio struggles to be received by fellow students in his class. The best season of the year to attempt to associate with friends is the summer period. Instead of appearing, gray and contrasting like it does in winter, the "waters of the pool are clear and pure." "The sun was crystaline white in the clear, blue sky" embodies the mood and ambience of the summer season. The "darkness of the shadows" implies that both autumn and winter are just around the corner. Summer helps me to recognize the wonders and miracles that the earth truly has to offer. Variation will come with the rotation of the seasons, but summer will keep hopes and joy running high for Antonio. He gets to start school being accepted and having some friends. Before the school year begins, Antonio needs to fight to meet new friends, and Antonio needs to soak up as much information from Ultima as humanly possible to help prepare him for school.
The fact that he is preoccupied with these ideas reveals the maturation of his mind, for he begins to have the capacity for deep thought and moral decision-making. He notices that the vigor and the intensity of the river is being depleted by the arrival of the winter season. After the whole ordeal, Antonio starts developing an independent self-consciousness. When Antonio takes it upon himself to be a priest for Lupito, he truly proves his rapid development. The trickle of water in the river bed was quiet, not singing as in summer. It [Act of Contrition] was to be said. After he witnesses Lupito's death, Antonio becomes preoccupied with the ideas of sin, punishment, and loss of innocence. When Antonio awakes, he ponders the fate of Lupito's soul and those of the men who killed him. Oh why did my mother dream for me to be a priest!" (23). These same morals, however, are of no significance to Antonio after seeing his father on the bridge with the murderers of Lupito. Over and over through my mind ran the words of the Act of Contrition.
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