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 and shares her wisdom with
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Bless Me Ultima‚ by Rudolfo Anaya‚ Antonio is the seven year old protagonist. Antonio is greatly influenced by his parents conflicting views of religion which makes it very difficult for Antonio to accept either of their belief systems. Antonio’s mother‚ Maria‚ is a devoutly Catholic daughter of a farmer. She wants Antonio to follow her Luna family tradition by becoming a priest. Antonio’s father‚ Gabriel‚ is the son of vaqueros‚ or cowboys. He would prefer that Antonio follow the Marez family tradition
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faith and choose a specific destiny. Anaya uses motifs throughout the paper‚ such as how Antonio learns and grows in every aspect of him that are reiterated. All through the literature‚ Antonio has pressure to make a decision about his future‚ which he knows will cause conflict no matter what his choice. The llano or the town‚ Catholicism or his own view‚ or vaquero or priest‚ Anaya uses dichotomy and Antonio must choose to follow his mother’s ways or his father’s way of life. Understandably‚ both
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What will Antonio become when he grows up? A priest? A vaquero? A curandero? A farmer? Antonio’s future is not clear because‚ at the end of the novel‚ he has finally decided to choose his own path. Instead of listening to the beliefs of his mother or the desires of his father‚ he will fulfill Ultima’s encouragement to follow his heart. With this in mind‚ it seems likely that Antonio will probably become a man of learning according to Ultima‚ Whether or not this means that Antonio will become a priest
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Notes KEY LITERARY ELEMENTS SETTING The play‚ as the title suggests‚ is set in Italy. Venice‚ in the popular imagination of Elizabethan society‚ was a place of fabulous wealth‚ royal merchants‚ richly attired gentlemen‚ and refined culture. Antonio is very much a part of this society. But this is not the only part of the Venetian picture that is portrayed in the play; another less romantic view is also given. It is the cruel commercial and legal side of Venice‚ where ships are sunk at sea‚ fortunes
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approaches his friend Antonio‚ a merchant. Antonio is short of money because all his wealth is invested in his fleet‚ which is currently at sea. He goes to a Jewish money lender‚ Shylock‚ who hates Antonio because of Antonio’s anti-semitic behaviour towards him. Shylock nevertheless agrees to make the short-term loan‚ but‚ in a moment of dark humour‚ he makes a condition - the loan must be repaid in three months or Shylock will exact a pound of flesh from Antonio. Antonio agrees‚ confident that
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complication‚ but it also sets the tone for comic expectation by establishing upward rhythm of comedy in each of its three scenes. Antonio and Portia’s melancholy are shortly alleviated by appropriate distractions & hope. Bassanio hopes to thrive‚ Antonio tries to help his friend‚ Portia will not have to worry about being chosen by the suitors she has mocked. Bassanio and Antonio get what they mistakenly but happily think is a friendly loan and Shylock mistakenly and happily‚ he has hit upon a winning scenario
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lodged hate and a certain loathing I bear Antonio‚ that I follow thus A losing suit against him. Are you answered? In Venice‚ the Court convenes for Antonio’s trial. The duke of Venice greets Antonio and expresses pity for him‚ calling Shylock an inhuman monster who can summon neither pity nor mercy. Antonio says he knows the duke has done all that he can to lawfully counter Shylock’s malicious intentions‚ and that since nothing else can be done‚ Antonio will respond to Shylock’s rage “with a quietness
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Bassanio goes to Antonio‚ a merchant of Venice and his good friend. Bassianio asks Antonio if he is able to lend him some money. Antonio promises him the money if he is able to borrow it. Then both Bassanio and Antonio go to Shylock‚ a rich jew who lends money and also Antonio’s enemy. Antonio asks for three thousands ducats for three months. However Shylock doubts the security of Antonio’s ships but he seems willing to lend the three thousands ducats. He tells the audience why he hates Antonio for a variety
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Ruldolfo Anaya‚ however‚ offers a differing viewpoint on childhood and adolescence; one denoted by an inauguration into adulthood and maturity. Antonio Márez‚ the protagonist of Bless Me‚ Ultima‚ is a six year old boy whose childhood is marked by many conflicts and events that administer a lasting impact on his life. Ruldolfo Anaya‚ through the character of Antonio and his brothers‚ presents to the reader a childhood marked by a loss of innocence and progression into adulthood through the development of
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