"The river's brown waters would be stained with blood forever and ever and ever..." (Anaya pg 24)
I feel like this quote really starts off the whole topic of maturity. During this scene Lupito has just been murdered by the men of the town. Antonio witnessed the whole thing and he feels different after. Most people believe that maturity begins at a certain age, but this scene reveals that it can begin at any given moment. Maturity is gained through experience, not age. Since this also took place at the bridge, it supports the idea that the bridge is associated with maturity too. I think that the bridge is where people show who they really are. Antonio didn’t think any of the men were capable of killing someone, but they still did it. I also think that the waters being stained with blood forever and ever and ever has literal meaning but there’s also more to it. It could represent the scarring that this will leave on Antonio, since he has just experienced something very traumatic. It could also mean that what happened that night will never be forgotten. Maybe not so traumatic for the men of the town, probably mostly for Antonio.
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