![]() Its almost like you see too much, because when it happens for real, everything flies at you so fast, you never get a sense of the ice and where everyone is at that one moment. But meanwhile time flies it flies never to be regained. Antonio's mother wants him to remain a child forever, and even Ultima says "life is filled with sadness when a boy grows to be a man." His many painful experiences certainly destroy his innocence in many ways, but by the end of the novel Tony is wise beyond his years. Time flies like an arrow fruit flies like a banana. Cherish the time you have with your children while they are little because they grow up so fast. Unknown Those little hands and feet won’t be little forever. Polish Proverb No one tells you that the hardest part of being a mother is watching your child grow up. C++ and Java, say, are presumably growing faster than plain C, but I bet C will still be around. There is also a recurring theme that growing up means a loss of innocence, or that adulthood is something inherently sinful. You have a lifetime to work, but children are only young once. Well spoil you rotten if you promise to stop growing up so fast One year ago God blessed us with a beautiful daughter. Beginning with this inner conflict, much of the book deals with Antonio deciding what kind of adult he wants to be. His largest childhood influence is his parents, and each parent has a specific dream for his life path his mother, a Luna, wants Tony to become a farmer and a Catholic priest, while his father, a Márez, wants him to be a vaquero (cowboy) of the llano or help him move to California. The book is an example of " bildungsroman," or a tale of the growth of a character, though Antonio has to deal with issues that most six-year-olds don't have to, like magic, existential religious doubts, and murder. The story of Bless Me, Ultima is built around Antonio's early coming-of-age experiences. ![]()
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