Bless Me, Ultima | Literary Qualities
Much of what Tony learns about his past and his future is revealed to him in dream sequences in which Anaya uses stream of consciousness and flashback techniques to allow Tony to recall his life and to reveal his confusion about his place in the world. In one dream he remembers back to his mother's womb and to the time Ultima delivered him. In another he dreams of Lupito and the soul's journey to the afterlife. He also envisions the death of Ultima in a dream. Ten dream sequences unravel throughout the novel, and they all relate to events in Tony's life but distort the context. Like the...
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