Blog #3

Daniel Cuevas-

Many shots found their mark. I saw Lupito lifted off his feet and hurled backwards by the bullets. But he got up and ran limping and crying towards the bank where I lay.
 "Bless me--" I thought he cried, and the second volley of  shots from the bridge sounded, but this time they sounded like a great whirling of wings, like pigeons swirling to roost on the church top. (Anaya, 22)

This scene was a very emotional and traumatizing experience for Antonio, he saw a human being get shot to death, which was Lupito. Also, I wonder if Lupito actually did cry "Bless Me"? Furthermore, this cry from Lupito may be affiliated with religion because of the word "bless". In addition, Tony's mother wants tony to be priest so possibly, this is foreshadowing which path Antonio is going to travel upon. Using these clues, I predict that Antonio will become a priest. In fact, the book is named "Bless Me Ultima so it must be a very important detail in the book. In addition, this passage was a stepping stone towards the fate of Antonio. As I predicted earlier, Antonio may become a priest. Also, the author is trying to say that some times people need help and ask for it when its too late. For example, Lupito asked Tony to bless him but what service did it do, even the helper(Tony) could not help him since it was too late. Anaya shows that it is okay to ask for help and that it can be very beneficial and may even save your life. Moreover, we should all ask for help and not be afraid of it or feel embarrassed to ask, help is help, it helps you.