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    Bless Me Ultima Topic 1 Amari Spleen Mr.Amoroso Pd.3 Spleen Page Two We wake up to the chirping of the birds and the annoying sound of our alarm clocks reminding us of the responsibilities that come about as the sun rises.After all the morning’s withdrawals, crankiness

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    In “Bless me, Ultima” Rudolfo Anaya created pathos throughout the story with different techniques. Pathos is a form of convincing the readers of an argument and forming an emotional response. Rudolfo Anaya uses three techniques to create pathos, he uses a pathetic situation, actual life, and goth and grotesque. A pathetic situation creates emotional response with a well-developed character. Actual life is created by the writer making the reader feel as if there in the position of the character or

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    Purity or Sin? “The river’s brown waters would be stained with blood, forever and ever and ever…” (Anaya,17), thinks Antonio after witnessing a retribution murder. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolf Anaya is a story about a boy named Antonio who is torn between his family’s orthodox teachings and the different views of others. An old cuaderna, Ultima, comes to live with the family and Antonio builds a very close and loyal bond with her. He learns to respect and value her advice. Archetypes are universal motifs

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    Bless Me, Ultima Dialectical Journal Chapter 1 Evidence: “She took my hand, and I felt the power of a whirlwind sweep around me. Her eyes swept the surrounding hills and through them I saw for the first time the wild beauty of our hills and the magic of the green river… the four directions of the llano met in me…” (Pg. 12) - Style Context: Antonio greets Ultima, a curandera, and welcomes her into his residence. He initially cannot respond to her, for he is taken aback by her “magic powers”. Comment:

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    In Bless Me, Ultima, Rudolfo Anaya used numerous messages, which influenced and inspired the readers in their lifestyle and future goals. The greatest lesson that Anaya teaches in the novel is that sometimes important people in our life can change our perspective in making and defending our choices. Antonio has numerous dreams throughout the novel, which changed as Antonio grew up according to the interpretations of his family members. This made him to change his perspective in making important steps

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    means harming those who try to bring harm upon them. This was shown by the character Ultima in the novel Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya in which Ultima plays a good character with special powers that she uses to do things like save and protect lives. The powers that Ultima possesed were used in various ways such as healing wounds, saving lives and getting rid of people who tried to bring harm upon the family. Ultima was a really calm and spiritual person which is proven in the situation where she

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    state of mind and way of thinking therefore leading to the change of what how we use to trust and our way of perceiving of what’s wrong or right and what we thought was real. Which can be seen through the story that Rudolfo Anaya developed in Bless Me Ultima. Death something so

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    In Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, Antonio Maréz was just seven when Ultima began to stay in his home with his family. Antonio Maréz gained a lot of knowledge that would stick with him for the rest of his life. Ultima’s stay in Antonio Maréz’s house allowed him to learn from her and uncover realizations he would not have known without her. The moments of realization and learning transformed him into a mature seven-year-old. The people who surrounded Antonio allowed him to mature at a young age

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    "They grow up too fast" (Anonymous). We have all probably heard this term at least once in our lifetime or has said it. One second it's our first day of kinder; the next we're off to college. It is a part of life and according to the book "Bless Me Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya, it shows the reader, how the narrator, Antonio, left childhood too soon. The deaths of Lupito, Narciso and Florence prepared and matured Antonio for the final challenge at the end of the novel. To begin, Lupito's death was

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    Bless Me Ultima LAP Topic 2 ​​​​ Brian Sandoval ​​​​Mr. Amoroso ​​​​AP Literature Period 1 Brian Sandoval​​​​​​​​9/20/17 Mr. Amoroso​​​​​​​​​AP Literature Bless Me Ultima Topic 2 ​The demons that haunt one by day do not go away by night; they merely lie in wait until one is sound asleep, ready to strike once more. Dreams are manifestations of one’s inner thoughts, both pleasurable and frightening. It is the brain’s way of working through the problems that plague the mind, serving as a warning

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