Bless Me, Ultima Chapters 1-7

Upon reading the first seven chapters in "Bless Me, Ultima," by Rudolfo Anaya, I find that I am left with many questions. However, these questions are able to help me in my formation of predictions for the chapters to come. Involving Antonio's parents, it seems as if their constant bickering increases by the hour, and this aspect of the story draws me to think that their altercations will grow into a separation between them, and they may even go into a battle of the nature over their heritage and family history. However, it seems as if the fathers push to move to California is too strong to be hindered by the mothers arguments, and I feel like the family will eventually move to California. And then there is Antonio, and of course his relation with Ultima. With Antonio entering school, he is constantly gaining knowledge as the days go by. That education, along with his teachings from the mystical Ultima, will lead him to much more than simply "his fathers son" or the priest that his mother wants him to be. Also, with the constant references to the spirit of the river, my boldest prediction is that Antonio will follow Ultima's teachings and they will eventually lead him to become more than simply human, and he may become a spirit of his own, either of the land of his mother or that of his father.