Bless Me Ultima Forgiveness Quotes

ng boy growing up and developing his own understanding of the world around him. In the book there are many events that change the way he views certain situations. Along with these events there are themes such as Faith, Family, Identity, and Forgiveness. This essay is about how the theme forgiveness is displayed and developed throughout the storyline.
The first quote I’ve chosen states, “God was not always forgiving.He made rules to follow and if you broke them you were punished. The Virgin always forgave. God had power. He spoke and the thunder echoed through the skies. The Virgin was full of a quiet, peaceful love.” This quote shows how in the beginning of the book Antonio was taught to believe that God is not forgiving and you must not sin;

But where there is no acknowledgment of guilt and penance done for the wrong, there can be no forgiveness--" Ultima is the one who spoke this quote. This quote says how after Tenorio kills Narcito he went to the tree where he was killed to maybe find some sort of relief from the guilt of killing an innocent man. Maybe to try and be forgiven by God. However, Ultima says unless Tenorio truly felt guilty and remorseful he wouldn’t be able to clear his conscience. He would not be forgiven by God and would “drag around the ground where he has made his kill, his conscience will not let him rest.” The third quote reads, “You foolish boy, God

You would have a God who forgives all, but when it comes to your personal whims you seek punishment for your vengeance. You would have my mother rule my heavens, you would send all sinners to her for forgiveness, but you would also have her taint her hands with the blood of vengeance. Vengeance is Mine! He shouted, “not even your golden carp would give up that power as a God!” This quote happened in a dream of Antonio’s. That means it’s his own realizations deep down that created this fictional scenario. That being said, this dream shows that Antonio subconsciously knows he has been selfish in asking God to punish Tenorio for killing Narcito but “God” says that Antonio is being self-centered. God thinks Narcito should be punished the same as Tenorio because he isn’t a great man and he’s surely sinned. God’s claim is that Antonio would be happy with a God (The Virgin) who only looked out for his own egotistical interests. It wasn’t good for Antonio to seek vengeance and deep down he knew. In the first quote, Antonio is told that you shouldn't always expect to be forgiven. There are rules to follow and if you break them you are punished. However his view on that changes when Ultima tells him if you were truly