will probably become a man of learning according to Ultima‚ Whether or not this means that Antonio will become a priest as well is uncertain. Considering his questions about religion and morality and his anxieties about sin‚ it seems as if the life of a priest is not for him. However‚ no matter what he decides to do when he becomes an adult‚ the most important thing is that he has learned to make his own path. “I had more time to spend with Ultima‚ and in her company I found a great deal of solace
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Bless Me‚ Ultima‚ is a coming of age story focusing on the life of 7-year-old‚ Antonio Marez. In the beginning‚ Antonio‚ like any other kid was blinded to the cruel real world. His mother shielded him from everything in hope to keep her last son pure and innocent. She raised him to be religious and someday hopefully become a priest. However‚ throughout the novel‚ Ultima guides him to moral independence. Antonio becomes exposed to multiple life-changing events which furthermore cause him to lose his
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religion in the coming of age novel “Bless Me‚ Ultima” by Rudolfo Anaya. Islam and magic each have stigmas connected to them from personal assumptions. Pagan beliefs in the novel and Christianity share the same concept of afterlife and symbolism. Magic and Islam are falsely accused of being malevolent in nature due to society using the religions for hate crimes. Antonio was pondering the motive for his dad’s concern about Ultima visiting and he realized‚ “Ultima was a curandera…. And because a curandera
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Bless Me Ultima is the story of how a curandera named Ultima and her owl come to live with the Marez-Luna family in the their small home on a rocky hill in Guadalupe‚ New Mexico during World War II‚ and of how she helps influence and teach the hero of the story‚ young Antonio Marez in the ancient customs of healing and magic. We learn that Ultima was the midwife during Antonio’s birth‚ and that after performing his birth‚ Ultima has a special bond with the boy‚ and this becomes evident
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Introduction Paragraph (Lead) As we live we learn many things that make us grow into adults. As we reach out adult hood our innocence is taken away from all that we have seen‚ heard‚ and learned about. (Title‚ Author‚ Summary) In the book “Bless Me‚ Ultima” by Rudolfo Anaya‚ Antonio is the main character. He is a very young and innocent boy. Antonio’s struggle is trying to find himself and answering all the questions he has about God and evil. Antonio is afraid to lose his innocence so he tries
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Karina Garcia Mr. Marquez English 10 Period 6 October 29‚ 2013 In the novel Bless Me‚ Ultima‚ Antonio has many dreams but there is on dream that changes him completely. The author of Bless Me Ultima is Rudolfo Anaya. In this dream Antonio watched all of the people he cared about die and experiences the presence of the three men that are an important part of his life. Tony sees three figures standing in front of him but he is unsure of who they are until they finally reveal themselves. “This
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Bless Me‚ Ultima tells the story of a young boy named Antonio and his loss of innocence‚ self-discovery‚ and the struggle to find enduring values. When Antonio Marez is six years old‚ his parents send for an old woman‚ Ultima‚ who stays with their family in a small village in post-war New Mexico where modern influence is starting to spread out from the cities. Ultima is a curandera who heals using herbs and magic and is often out casted because people believe she is a witch‚ but she inspires Antonio
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“Bless Me Ultima” In the book “Bless Me Ultima”‚ by Rudolpho Anaya‚ there were two families represented‚ the Marez family and the Lunas family. These two families were very different‚ but were brought together by the marriage of Gabriel Marez and Maria Lunas. Through the eyes of their son Antonio one may see the comparison of the two. The differentiation of these two families is very clearly noticeable‚ such as in their personalities‚ the expression of their religion‚ and their everyday ways
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BLESS ME ULTIMA The Mystical Three The number three is being constantly used throughout this book. Every time Rudolfo Anaya uses three‚ it is always representing different situations. In Bless Me‚ Ultima‚ the use of the mystical number three supports the magical realism embedded in the novel. Antonio is a six year old boy who has three older brothers and they all happen to have a big impact on him and he really looks up to them‚ especially Andrew. For example‚ “Andrew had said he wouldn’t
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In his book‚ “Bless Me‚ Ultima”‚ author Rudolfo Anaya documents through a fictional novel‚ the life experiences of a child‚ Antonio‚ who is deeply conflicted by his cultural and religious identity‚ he describes the struggles‚ the tragedies‚ and the dilemmas that this young boy has to endure and witness throughout his life. The book takes place in different cities throughout New Mexico. Divided into 22 different chapters the author records the predicaments that Antonio experiments as he struggles
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