Good and Evil in Bless Me, Ultima :: Bless Me, Ultima

Good and Evil in Bless Me, Ultima   In Rodolfo Anayas novel, Bless Me, Ultima the author uses different settings in order to develop Antonios sense of costly and evil.             An example of this would be Rosies, the local whorehouse.  To Antonio, Rosies tempted his brothers and was the cause of their sins.  In one of Antonios dreams, three figures silently beckoned (pg. 65) Antonio into the house of the sinful women (pg. 156).  Antonio power saw his brothers entering and he told Andrew, the last of the three to go in, not to enter.  Andrew told Tony that he would wait until Tony lost his innocence and only then would Andrew go into the bordelo.  So , to Antonio, see Andrew in the evil house (pg. 156) was a confirmation of Tonys lost innocence and Tony wanted to stay innocent forever.             Another example of the evolution of Tonys sense of good and evil th rough the utilisation of setting is Tonys own home office.  To him, his home provided him with warmth and safety.  This was due to the people who lived in the house.  Antonios father creates a sense of protection in the home.  When Tenorio and his men come to he house to take Ultima away, Tonys father would let no man invade his home (pg 123).  This gave Tony faith that as long as his father was around, he would be protected.  Antonios mother made home a loving and caring place to be.  She would always baby Antonio and give him the affection he needed whenever he needed it.  The morning after Tony had seen Lupito killed, Ultima tells Tonys mother not to be too hard on Antonio he had a hard darkness last night.  His mother puts her arms around Tony and holds him saying he is only a boy, a baby yet (Pg.28).  The Virgin also makes the atmosphere of Antonios home peaceful and protected.  Tony loves the Virgin Mary because she always forgave (Pg. 42).  Tony thought she was full of a quiet, peaceful love (Pg.42) which she filled the home with.  The most important person who contributed to the virtue of Antonios home was Ultima.  She made Antonio feel as though her presence filled the home with safety, love, and a sense of security.  When Tony saw Lupito get killed, it was Ultima who calmed him.  Whenever he had a nightmare, Ultima was in that respect to comfort Antonio and he could sleep again (Pg.