Bless Me Ultima :: essays research papers

Talfud once said that, &8220Men see in their dreams only that what is suggested by their own thought. In Bless Me Ultima, the passage after Narciso&8217s death is crucial in understanding that Antonio processes his conflicts in his dreams. This passage is key for the understanding that Antonio&8217s dreams are his way of processing his conflict between the Catholic immortal and the Golden screw. With the processing of Antonio&8217s conflicts, Anaya uses extremely vivid resource to help us understand the meaning of this passageThis Passage is key in realizing Antonio resolves his conflicts between the Catholic God and the Golden Carp. The Catholic God refuses to let Antonio in to heaven during his dream because he worships the golden carp before God. God deems that &8220I can have one who has golden idols before me (165) thereby forbidding Antonio from heaven because he had an idol, the golden carp, before God. God does not forgive Antonio because he is a &8220not a God of forgive ness but when he does offer forgiveness God claims that Antonio must ask for Tenorio&8217s forgiveness also. &8220No No I cried, it is Narciso that you must forgive,(65) Antonio refuses the idea that he, Narciso and Tenorio could all be in heaven together. While Narciso was protecting Ultima from Tenorio, Tenorio claimed that she had put a curse on Tenorio&8217s trinity daughters who were each slowly dying. After Antonio yells at God and the Virgin for wanting him to ask for forgiveness for Tenorio, too, God decides to burn the entire village for their sins. The Golden Carp comes after the fires of the Catholic God and swallows the remains of the citizens of the burnt valley up and then changes them into new perfect beings. The dream after Narciso&8217s murder helps Antonio correct the conflict between the Catholic God and the Golden Carp, Anaya also uses extremely vivid imagery to show that dreams help Antonio settle his conflicts.Anaya uses extremely vivid imagery to show us tha t Antonio&8217s way of dealing with his conflicts is through his dreams were he settles the conflict between the Catholic God and the Golden Crap. &8220I held my bloodied hands come out to touch my brother&8217s foreheads, Antonio tries to save his brothers from hell because they had sinned at Rosies the &8220house of sinful women. With the words &8220Bloodied Hands, Anaya shows that Antonio is trying to sort out the conflict of Narciso&8217s death, piece Narciso was trying to warn Ultima about Tenorio.