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How Does Ultima Affect Antonio's Life
Through the course of reading Bless me, Ultima, Antonio has had multiple dreams of three giants. Originally the three giants were his brothers. Who are the real giants? The real giants are the ones Antonio has lost throughout his childhood. They are Ultima, Narciso, and Florence. They all had an impact on his life.

Ultima is an outstanding person in Antonio’s life, more like a mentor. She teaches Antonio valuable lessons. She also teaches him how to respect the land and also to be independent. Before Ultima dies Antonio asks her to bless him.”I bless you… I shall be with you.”(261) Ultima isn’t just Antonio’s friend she is family. She is the most influential individual in his life.

Though Narciso is the towns drunk he has a kind heart. Narciso would fight for what was right and also help protect the ones he cared for. Narciso was an important figure in Antonio’s life. Narciso and Antonio’s farther showed Antonio to stand up for himself and stand up for Ultima. No one saw the good in Narciso as Antonio did, everyone in town thought he was crazy, but you can’t judge a book by its cover. …show more content…

He didn’t believe in gods work. Florence felt as though God made him suffer and put him on earth only to suffer and not enjoy life. Antonio did everything in his nature to help Florence believe but it was no use because during confession Antonio saw that Florence thought he hadn’t committed any sins.

The novel Bless Me, Ultima portrays the life of a young boy who’s confused about God and how he forgives. Ultima Helped with the confusion, but The fate of Narciso and Florence not believing made him confused even more. I believe they are the real giants in his dream, though tho book states that Lupito, Narciso, and, Florence are the giants.
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