Bless Me Ultima

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Analyzed Dreams of Antonio’s

It could happen any night, any place: you go dancing with Bill Gates in a supermarket that only sells milk. Flying overhead like a large threatening bird is your younger sister. Also there is one of your neighbors, an elderly woman who throws snowballs of Ice at the President’s head. Impossible? Utterly ridiculous? Not in the world of dreams.
Bless Me Ultima is filled with Antonio’s dreams. His dreams reveal a lot of his fears and perceptions about religion and his family are vividly portrayed. These dream sequences are imaginative and beautifully written. They add a great deal to the novel. They allow the reader of Bless Me, Ultima inside the mind of this little but very mature young boy, we can now see what he is copping wit. In order to understand the character better, the reader must have an understanding to what his dreams mean.
Antonio’s dreams allow us to see that this young boy has great power. His understanding of life in general is outstanding. This is clearly exhibited in the first part of the novel where the events of Antonio’s own birth is recalled. Antonio’s mind soars to the past. There is a struggle between his Moms side of the family and his Dads. They both have different plans for Antonio, and they both have different rituals that follow the birth. A fight start between the two sides, and it is only through peace making efforts of Ultima that the fight is broken up. This is the first time we have seen Ultima in action. It is clear that she is a ruling force; she is the ultimate judge for their family and friends. Her power is feared and is also well respected. Antonio’s mother even calls her” Grande”, meaning grand, and powerful one. Antonio has seen all of the power of Ultima in his dream, and he now awaits the arrival of this powerful woman.
Antonio’s second dream is also very important. Antonio is dreaming of his three brothers. They are ...