On
Easter Sunday, Tony takes holy communion for the first time, with his
friends Bones, Horse, the Vitamin Kid and Lloyd. In a comic moment, the
host (the transformed piece of bread) sticks to the roof of Bones's
mouth. As Tony receives and swallows his piece, he assumes he will
now receive answers to all his religious questions. But God does not
answer him. There is only silence.
Analysis
For
Tony, this immensely disappointing episode is another stage in his loss
of childhood innocence. He is painfully learning that the ultimate
questions about life are not so easily answered. He has a long road
ahead of him to discover the answers for himself.
