“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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try and defeat. Atticus has to do things he doesn’t want to‚ like killing a dog and facing the court room. Bless Me Ultima: Rudolfo Anaya Ultima’s Owl: Ultima’s owl represents Ultima’s life in animal form. The owl that sings to Antonio every night comforts him during his dreams. This is just like how whenever Ultima is around Antonio he feels at ease. When Tenorio kills the owl‚ Ultima soon dies after because her animal force was killed. The Virgin of Guadalupe: The statue in this novel represents
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In Bless Me‚ Ultima‚ Antonio leaves his childhood behind and seeks to reconcile his conflicting cultural and religious identities. Although Antonio is only six years old at the start of the narrative‚ he already possesses a keenly questioning mind‚ a great deal of moral curiosity‚ and a solemn appreciation for the seriousness of life. Some of his traits are typical of children his age‚ such as his anxiety at leaving his mother to start school. In other ways‚ Antonio is extraordinary. He is much more
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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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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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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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considered as escapist fiction. However‚ even though magical realism may contain what we deem to be fantasy elements‚ magical realism “conveys the reality of one or several worldviews that actually exists or existed” as stated in Bruce Holland’s article titled‚ “What Is Magical Realism Really?” (1). There are multiple versions of it‚ each with its own cultural background and beliefs. Magical realism is a type of realism but “one different from the realism...most of our culture now experiences” (1). Although
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seem to take things for granted of things that are not important and not focus on things that are important. In the story “the Curing Woman” by Alejandro Morales‚ draws on the traditional Mexican folktale‚ it has the elements of social realism and magical realism. The story describes the life of women by the name of Doña Marcelina and Trujillo Benidorm. Marcelina leaves her home at a young age‚ at the age of thirteen years old‚ so that she could be with her mother. Marcelina mother was a healer.
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