... they will become. This is a daunting and difficult journey filled with new experiences, difficult situations, confusion, and the loss of childhood innocence. In the novel Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya, Tony, a young boy, makes his way into adulthood and in doing so, discovers the dire evil in the world. With so ... in those hills is your innocence" (66). This dream symbolizes Tony's yearning for his brothers to stay away from sin and evil. The magic in Ultima coming out of the llano stresses her watchful eye over Tony. Tony struggles to face his brothers" growing up and "sinning," a...

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