Bless me Ultima: The Growing up of a Young Boy Throughout the book Bless me Ultima‚ Tony‚ the young main character in the story‚ lost his innocence when exposed to the harsh world since he learned what life is really like. Ultima is a good whitch whom tries to guide Tony by teaching him morals and lessons. Narsico is perceived as the town drunk‚ but is a good person. Tenorio is the demon in this story‚ as he wants to destroy Ultima. This book is about Tony’s experience in adjusting to the rough
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birth. A fight comes about between the two sides‚ and it is only resolved through Ultima and her peace. This is the first time we have seen Ultima in action‚ and it is clear that she is an ultimate power over the people. Ultima’s power is feared and unknown but it is accepted and respected‚ by the people. Antonio’s mother even calls her "Grande"‚ meaning "the powerful one". Antonio had seen all of the power of Ultima during his dream‚ but yet had not met her. Dream Two: "Cry of the River" Antonio’s
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The Gods of New Mexico: Bless Me‚ Ultima “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change‚ the courage to change the things I can‚ and the wisdom to know the difference” (Reinhold Niebuhr). In the novel Bless Me‚ Ultima‚ by Rudolfo Anaya‚ a young boy name Antonio Marez has faith to go through his childhood life to perceive in learning new aspects and independence in Catholicism in which he goes in the real world in order to create and establish new ideas and acknowledge himself into
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Antonio the main character has to grow up to be a man on his own without some kind of guidance from brothers who are away at war during the early chapters. However I like how Ultima becomes a mentor and supporting important character in his life. I also like some of the characters introduced throughout the novel such as of course Ultima‚ but also Narcisco. Although my enjoyment of the friendly
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During the exorcism of Lucas‚ Tony was pampered and treated like Ultima’s own. Yet this was only because Ultima was using him. She tucks him into bed. She feeds him homemade meals. Only because Tony is necessary to the exorcism. Ultima doesn’t always think that Tony can be used as a tool (in fact‚ this is the only time she does this)‚ but this is the exception. Everyone else around him‚ mainly his brothers‚ father‚ and mother use him. They believe him to be a means to an end. For the brothers‚ Tony
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Christine Gao #6 K. Kassakatis C&C Honors World Literature 17 September 2015 Siddhartha Socratic Seminar Questions 1. While Siddhartha’s journey is uniquely his own‚ it is also everyone’s journey. What connections to Siddhartha’s journey toward shaping and understanding his identity can you see within your own? Siddhartha’s life journey is representative of the worldly human desire to find meaning and success within oneself. Everyone’s journey is basically the same because they all require a certain
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Seminar Questions: Oedipus Rex 1. Oedipus is an “everyman” figure because even though he is a king he still has the same limitations and feelings as another human. On page 41 the attendant tells the chorus how Jocasta is dead and how Oedipus reacted to it by gouging his eyes out after everything building up into one big moment where he couldn’t take the burden and pain anymore. This caused him to make him take this sever action where he thought he had no way out and did this to try to make it stop
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Socratic Seminar Questions 1. Do you think Medea should’ve let the children live? If so‚ who do you think she would’ve chosen and why? If not‚ why do you think Medea killed the children? I think it was right for Medea to kill the children. The children are a “product” during Medea and Jason’s relationship. Since Medea feels like Jason betrayed and tainted their relationship‚ she feels like letting the children not live is like destroying every last remnant of their
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Julius Caesar Seminar Questions 1. When Caesar says that Cassius thinks too much‚ I agree. Cassius tends to look into the details and over think simple situations. He becomes very meticulous about how the group of the conspirators is organized. Also‚ while Cassius is the one who originally comes up with the idea of the conspiracy and that he wants Brutus to be in charge‚ he thinks through the plan‚ yet does not want to take responsibility. Cassius just about argues with himself‚ due to too
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Socratic seminar questions 3. What does Fitzgerald mean when he says ““The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg‚ Long Island‚ sprang from his Platonic conception of himself…so he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen –year-old boy would be likely to invent‚ and to this conception he was faithful to the end”(98)? Gatsby was from new money where he and his parents had to work hard on plantations in order to make a living. Early in his lifetime‚ he created a “platonic [concept] of
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