Throughout the world one common element of culture is religion. However, not all cultures believe in the same religion. In the book “Bless Me, Ultima,” conflict between religious beliefs and what it means to sin are dominant themes in this book. Antonio, the main character, is a young Mexican boy who is raised a Christian but searches for the true meaning of religion when his Christian beliefs fail him several times. To please his mother, …showed first 75 words of 1185 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1185 total…between religion, sinning, and growing up gave him the strength to try to find answers to his questions. While other boys his age are wrestling and cursing, he is studying about the church and finding out things about life that most people his age did not learn until they were grown up. While Antonio may still be a boy at the end of this book, he has matured in ways that changed his life forever.