Throughout "Bless Me‚ Ultima" there are numerous allusions to Antonio being‚ or becoming Christ. Such as in one of his dreams from the first half of the book‚ "It is neither! I shouted. I swung the dark robe of the priest over my shoulders then lifted my hands in the air. The mist swirled around me and sparks flew when I spoke. It is the presence of the river. Save us‚ my brothers cried and cowered at my words. I spoke to the presence of the river and it allowed my brothers to cross with their carpenter
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0000536-xxxx HL English: Written Assignment 28 April 2014 Use of Dreams in Bless Me‚ Ultima By showing the dreams of a character‚ authors allow their readers to get into the mindset of that character. Dreams give the reader a first person experience of a character and allow the reader to understand the life from the character’s prospective. The author‚ Rudolfo Anaya‚ uses the dreams of the main character‚ Antonio‚ in Bless Me‚ Ultima to provide imagery‚ symbols‚ and foreshadowing that occurs to show
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In the novel‚ “Bless Me‚ Ultima” Antonio has various dreams that usually center around his family‚ friends‚ and those who are special to the Marez and Luna Family. They reveal his fears in which is his true destiny‚ also he dreams of the Lupito’s death. In summary‚ Antonio’s dreams show the reader his fears and desires. First of all‚ the first dream that Antonio has in the novel is when his family decides Ultima will come to live with them. To continue‚ he visualizes his birth and the two sides
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Antonio’s Growing Up In the novel‚ Bless Me Ultima‚ Antonio Marez has personal endeavors that provide him with his outlook on life. The author‚ Rudolfo Anaya sets this up beautifully by putting the protagonist‚ Antonio‚ through a riveting and exciting plot. In the novel‚ Antonio Marez has multiple exposures of maturity‚ such as being raised in a rural area‚ experiencing death firsthand‚ and learning the act of forgiveness. An experience that gives Antonio a different outlook on life is being
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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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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 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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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” 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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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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