Compare And Contrast Antonio's Perspective And How Ultima Faded From Life

Now that I have finished the novel my thoughts are directed towards the ending realization of Antonio’s perspectives and how Ultima faded from life. I thought the conversation between Antonio and his father during the car ride was quite interesting with the resolution of Antonio at last finding a way to forge himself from all perspectives. I liked how Gabriel explained how people can only understand for themselves from life experiences. I agree that we truly understand life from experiences and cannot understand just by what someone else tells us such as Antonio’s parents telling him there indifferent perspectives thinking he would understand. In the final chapter when Ultima is lying on her bed gradually fading from life after the murder
of her owl or soul. I thought this scene was a good ending when Ultima blesses Antonio with all the goodness of life and if Antonio felt despair she would always be with him in spirit if he sought her. The ending was no surprise to me that Ultima would die when her owl perished. My expectations were aligned very well with how the novel concluded. I expected Antonio to finally evolve or change, but I didn’t expect Antonio to realize he could use all perspectives. I thought he was going to actually follow the way of the Luna priest.