I believe that in the novel Bless Me, Ultima Antonio is an alienated individual. He doesn’t seem to act like any of the other kids his age and has been through so much more then they have. For example, Antonio is torn between making his mother happy and becoming a priest, or making his father happy and becoming a cowboy type figure. He also has experienced a lot of death in his life to people he cared deeply about. I believe that Antonio is alienated because he has the mind of an adult, he is the only one who can talk to Ultima, and he can see the future.
Oddly, Antonio is the only one who understands Ultima. For example, in the beginning of the book Antonio shook Ultima’s hand and he could sense the power of a whirlwind pass
For some reason Antonio could see the golden carp even though he was mature mentally. Only kids are supposes to be able to see the golden carp. Children’s minds still believe in things such as the golden carp, so Antonio has to be alienated for him to be able to see the carp with his adult mind. For example, Antonio asks Cico about what will happen to the golden carp because men fish in that lake and Cico tells him that the men can’t see the carp. I wonder why Antonio can see the golden carp when he acts just like an adult.
As you can see, Antonio is extremely different from kids around his age and he obviously possesses something that makes him so different. Ultima and him get along almost too well for them not to share in powers. Antonio’s mind
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