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because a curandera had this power she was misunderstood and often suspected of practicing witchcraft herself” (Anaya 4). Because of Maria’s insistence, Gabriel agrees to Ultima moving in with them. Additionally, Antonio’s mother is powerful because she was able to keep her family in one location leaving Antonio’s father feeling powerless, Antonio notes, “And if there was very much anger in him he cursed my mother because she was the daughter of farmers, and it was she who kept him shackled to one

Identity conflicts within the protagonist in Bless Me, Ultima The majority of individuals follow in the footsteps that their parents set out for them. Trying to figure out who and what an individual wants to be can be difficult, often when others want that them to go down a certain path. Research shows individuals strive to work in the field as their parents if it catches their eye. Nonetheless when an individual reaches a certain age to finally decide what they want in the long run it's their choice

year boy who lives in small town of El Puerto. But he is no ordinary boy, he is the hero of Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me Ultima. The novel guides you through Tony’s life. From childhood to adulthood. It tells you about the experiences Tony has in life. The difficult tasks he has to overcome. Tony being only seven years old has to go through a lot.

Throughout Rudolfo Anaya’s book, “Bless Me Ultima”, the main character Antonio has several vivid, detailed and sometimes graphic dreams. In one of these dreams (on pages 243-244), Antonio bears witness to blood, violence, and death. In this dream, Anaya uses imagery, symbolism, similes, and specific diction to indicate that Antonio is losing faith in his religion and god. Notes: Need to adjust the words used towards the end. The imagery in this dream is scary, bloody, and dark as seen here: “The

Voice and Ambivalence in Bless Me Ultima and Baby of the Family        Bless Me Ultima and Baby of the Family serve as the 'coming of age' stories of two minority children. Rudolfo Anaya and Tina McElory Ansa skillfully reveal the richness, diversity, and conflicts that can exist within the Hispanic-American and African-American cultures primarily through the dream sequences in each novel. Dreams are the mechanism used in each work to magnify the individual experiences and conflicts Tony and

In the book “Bless Me Ultima” Ultima has many big influences on antonio, the main character. He is stuck deciding with three choices he can either become a priest like his mother wants him to be, choose what his father wants him to be a vaquero, and lastly choose his own path for him to take. These choices put a lot pressure on Antonio, and Ultima is there to help him choose by influencing him. Three of her biggest influences are being a mentor towards Antonio by helping him with his anxieties and

destiny. The novel Bless Me, Ultima was written by Rudolfo Anaya. In this novel a young boy, Antonio, is searching to find himself during the toughest times of adolescents. Luckily he has Ultima there to guide him. While Antonio is going through hard times, Ultima helps him by teaching him her spiritual ways, his destiny and what she wants him to become. Ultimas spirit in life follow her everywhere, it just so happens to be an owl. Not many people are as fortunate as Ultima to have known a man with

The novel Bless Me, Ultima is essential to Chicano literature. Bless Me, Ultima represents the Chicano culture during the 1940’s in rural New Mexico. This book also incorporates folktales such as witches, the golden carp, which makes the genre magical realism. The novel reflects conflicts one might encounter as a Mexican. For example, a crucial theme and conflict in the book Bless Me, Ultima, is religion. The main character, Antonio or Tony, greatly struggles with religion, he grows frustrated with

A majority of fathers in a household expect their sons to grow up as they did. In the novel Bless Me, Ultima, Antonio’s father, Gabriel, and his brothers all reassure themselves that Antonio would be just like them and roam the llano in freedom and learn how to live the vaquero lifestyle. Their take on a good lifestyle is getting to kow the land and not being tied down by reponsibilities and nonsense. They take great pride in their ancestry and expect to carry on that pride to not let their ancestors

Bless Me Ultima The fictional story, Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, is about a protagonist named Antonio, a child, who is delivered by a doctor known as Ultima, an old woman, who possesses godly and spiritual powers. It’s said that whoever is delivered by Ultima consists a fate that is controlled by her. In conclusion this story consists of challenges and obstacles that had blocked Antonio’s incoming fate throughout his life and how he overcomes them with the blessings and guidance of Ultima. One