out of the llano stresses her watchful eye over Tony. The struggle Tony faces with his brother's growing up and "sinning" is the beginning of one of the biggest conflicts Tony faces in the entire novel; God and the sin of growing up to become a man. The magic in this dream of Ultima's sudden appearance on the plain helps Tony mature because he knows that she will be watching out for him in the difficult times to come. The next dream again encompasses the struggles between his different families and his future. In his vivid nightmare, the raging ocean and the moon represent the sides of his family. Tony is walking along the beach, which and the carcasses of sinners are strewn about. The moon comes down upon him and he sees his mother in the moonlight. She tells him that he was baptized in the holy water of the moon, so they are purified of all sin. His father shouts, "Lies! Antonio was not baptized in the holy water of the moon, but in the salt water of the sea
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