Nevertheless‚ an experiment can be terminated at anytime. The experiment of child cannot be aborted‚ and sometimes the Experiment fails when he or she chooses the wrong path. However‚ for Rudolfo Anaya’s "Experiment Antonio" of Bless Me‚ Ultima‚ the results are promising. Antonio‚ as a child‚ already possesses traits that lead to a good and pure life. He is naturally a mature and wise man-child yearning for knowledge. 	Antonio shows a startling maturity. Psychologically‚ a typical
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GOOD VS. EVIL = Maturity Bless Me Ultima‚ a book by Rudolfo A. Anaya‚ is about a young boy named Antonio who comes of age through troubling ordeals throughout the book. He is aided in this journey by a curandera named Ultima‚ who teaches Tony many life lessons. Anaya uses animals to symbolize such as good and evil. Representing Ultima‚ he uses the owl‚ which serves as the good character‚ while the coyote represents evil‚ portrayed by Tenorio. The Golden Carp is a symbol of Tony’s confused uncertainty
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The moment Tony saw the golden carp is when his life changed. The golden carp made Tony realize that there are other belief systems and he should possibly reconsider his faith he has been tough his whole life. To start with‚ in the novel it said‚ “’Behold the golden carp‚ Lord of the waters-‘I turned and saw Cico standing‚ his spear held across his chest as if in acknowledgement of the presence of a ruler” (Anaya 113). Seeing the golden carp opened Tony’s eyes to new beginnings in exploring a new
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Symbolism in Dreams 	In Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me‚ Ultima‚ the author uses Tony’s dreams as a way of displaying various symbols. Three symbols that are used often are weather‚ water‚ and the Golden Carp. Weather is used to represent conflict. Water represents cleansing‚ and rejuvenation. The Golden Carp symbolizes religion and Tony’s beliefs. Because dreams are a not an exact mirror of reality‚ they become the perfect tool for introducing symbolism. The author uses the dream as a way to access
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“Antonio wants to know if he was baptized in the water of the moon or by the salt water of the sea.”(120) Whenever he dreams of being a Luna priest they all of a sudden change to nightmares. “He has so many dreams to be fulfilled‚ but Ultima tells him that his destiny must unfold like a flower‚ with only the sun
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author of Bless Me Ultima. In the novel‚ we are first introduced by Antonio to his childhood. Antonios mother is a staunch catholic while his father is the son of a vaquero. His father want him to become a cowboy‚ however his mother want shim to become a priest. This is when Antonio begins to question his destiny. (insert when Anotnio asks is it possible to be both) In chapter one‚ Ultima comes to live with the Marez family. Ultima is a curandera‚ a healer who uses folk remedies. Ultima is more like
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Analysis: Bless Me Ultima/ Civil Peace Chinua Achebe and Rudolfo Anaya write stories about two people that must over come struggles and difficulties in life. The characters in both stories must overcome internal and external conflict. A theme expressed in both stories is that everyone has conflicted and struggles in their life but they must overcome and make the best of the situation. This theme is expressed through character thoughts‚ symbolism and character experiences. In Anaya’s story‚ Bless Me
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the author of Bless Me Ultima. In the novel‚ we are first introduced by Antonio to his childhood. Antonio’s mother is a staunch catholic while his father is the son of a vaquero. His father wants him to become a cowboy‚ however his mother wants him to become a priest. This is when Antonio begins to question his destiny. “Then maybe I do not have to be just Marez‚ or Luna‚ perhaps I can be both –“‚ said Antonio. (247) In chapter one‚ Ultima comes to live with the Marez family. Ultima is a curandera
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or not it is the right time to buy a home. Depending on the size of the decision and influence‚ everything that happens in one’s life could be crucial moments that determine the final outcome of one’s life. This was seen in Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me‚ Ultima and Bernard Malamud’s The Natural. Both author’s used the main characters to show that one’s future is determined by the choices made throughout life‚ and the outside influences that guide the choices. Anaya and Malamud use other’s expectations
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Bless Me Ultima Literary Analysis From cover to cover of Bless Me Ultima‚ Rudolfo Anaya uses dichotomy and motifs to add meaning and complexity to the piece of literature. Dichotomy is the division of two parts‚ classes‚ or groups‚ especially that which is mutually exclusive or opposed by contradiction. On the other hand‚ motifs are ideas or patterns that are repeated or carried through a specific piece of work. In Bless Me Ultima‚ Anaya uses dichotomy to show the conflict in Antonio’s live to
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