The Crucible Ultima Quotes

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d, Antonio welcomed her with open arms. They quickly began to become friends, taking long walks to collect herbs and plants used for her medicines. While on their walks, Ultima told Antonio many stories and her ways of healing. Antonio was impressed with Ultima and thought she had great wisdom and nobility. More importantly, Antonio learned a great deal from Ultima’s death. He says, "If my uncle would of come earlier, he would of saved Ultima, but it is better not to think that way. Ultima said to take life’s experiences and build strength from them and not weaknesses."(248) This quote shows us everything that Ultima had taught him. She had taught him so many important things that he will never forget, like taking all his fear out of his heart. Also, wisdom and understanding, and that her spirit was within the owl and believing it when no one else did. She had not only taught him valuable life lessons, but she was a mentor to him who helped guide him to his bright future. Ultima's final words were, "If despair enters your heart, look for me in the evenings when the wind is gentle and the owls sing in the hills, I shall be with you-."(261) This is important to Antonio because she gives him objects in which he can still feel her presence and see as symbols of her life. He now has to make his life decisions on his …show more content…

Yet, he's more mature than every kid of his age because he has had many severe, life changing events occur at such a young age. He experiences and is giving many opportunities in which he becomes more knowledgeable about the world around him. He has to face the challenge of what he is going to do in life when his mom wants him to become a priest and his dad wants him to carry on the tradition of roaming the llanos. He has a constant conflict between his parents being Luna and vaquero. The death of Lupito, the Golden Carp, and Ultima were significant life changing incidents that shaped him to be the person he is

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