Bless Me Ultima Dreams

Oscar Wilde once wrote, “Yes: I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world”. Dreams hold the inner workings of one’s thoughts. According to Wilde’s words, dreams have the power to give one new ideas and solutions to problems. This concept of dreams is vital to the development of Antonio Màrez-Luna in the novel Bless Me, Ultima. In the Chicano, Coming of Age novel, Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya, the story depicts a young boy’s journey into maturation and adulthood. This young boy, Antonio, is witness to a different, harsher world than the one he had previously perceived. Being witness to multiple tragedies and exposed to different realms

Since he is witness to multiple acts of violence and tragedy,which are the deaths of Lupito and Narciso up to this point, his perspective on the world was completely changed. He begins to see the world in a new light, one in which he comes to comprehend that the world has both good and evil in it. It becomes easier to understand and accept the acts of violence he has witnessed as well as move pass the experiences. Antonio comes to comprehend that destruction and death are inevitable no matter the pain it brings. Consequently, he begins to see that it must occur for their to be a positive change in the world. This shows Antonio’s maturity and transition into a wiser state of mind. To any child of young age death of a loved one brings unimaginable pain. Although Antonio experiences this, he shows maturity and accepts that nothing can be done to bring them back. He comes to terms with their deaths as well as understand that the true nature of the world is conflicting. The novel, Bless Me, Ultima, showcases a young boy’s journey into maturity and bigger understanding of the world. Given that Antonio experiences many life-changing events in a short amount of time, he reflects everything he experiences in his dreams. Thus, Antonio’s dreams reflect his conflicting thoughts, understanding of the real world, and gradual acceptance and comprehension of the tragedies he has witnessed as well as foreshadow events and conflicts that add to Antonio’s inner conflicts and comprehension of the real nature of the