Bless Me Ultima

In this excerpt from Bless Me, Ultima, Antonio struggles to define his identity as his parents pull him in different directions. Through strong images, the deliberate structure of the language, and powerful symbols, Rudolfo Anaya presents the idea that in order to find one's true identity, he or she must synchronize known truths. Anaya's use of strong and contrasting images adds to the visualization of the struggle Antonio faces. The first set of contrasting images comes from Antonio's parents. On…...

Not Only What Meets the Eye In the novel Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, a boy named Antonio grows up among people that are judged unfairly. Within this time, Antonio observes two men (Narciso and Florence) demonized by many people, but deep down are perfectly good people. Narciso is an alcoholic who tries desperately to be good to Ultima(Antonio's role model). He dies attempting to warn Ultima about an evil man named Tenorio. Florence is a boy who grew…...

Finding Identity through Violence With so much violence in today's world, it can have either a positive effect or a negative effect on children. In Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, Antonio faces so much violence during his childhood years and it deeply affects him. Antonio sees violence as a major tension to find his own identity in life through bullying at school, seeing Lupito suffering a disorder from World War Two, and the Tenorio spreading evil. Antonio is first…...

The conscious of children is based on the influence of their surroundings; their notions of good and evil are the result of the moral atmosphere they breathe. In the novel Bless Me, Ultima the main character Antonio is exposed to good and evil. He is young and never really was exposed to evil since he is always home and safe away from it. Antonio is affected by the actions of good and evil throughout the book. The first time Antonio…...

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 Ultima, the main character, Antonio must over…...

Bless Me, Ultima, By Rudolfo Anaya is a moving story about a boy who is the last hope of his family and must decide on a culture and his own fate. Throughout the book readers recognizes allusions to the Bible but mainly to the Holy Trinity. The Holy Trinity is an alliance of three principles, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Antonio has three religions that influence him and each are alluded to the Trinity. The Father represents…...

Antonio's sense of good and evil change throughout the book many times, and this is from the settings he's in. In Rodolfo Anaya's novel, Bless Me, Ultima the author uses different settings throughout the novel to develop Antonio's sense of good and evil. Tony's sense of good and evil are also heavily influenced in his own home. His home provided him with safety. This was due to the people who lived in the house. Antonio's mom made his home a…...

How Anti-Catholicism Is Displayed By Rudolfo Anaya In His Book Bless Me Ultima Miguel de Unamuno once said, Faith which does not doubt is dead faith. This quote embodies a key element that is explored in the novel. This is the journey that Antonio Marex Luna explores in Rudolfo Anaya's (1972) Chicano novel Bless Me, Ultima. Tony spends most of the novel questioning God's role in the things happening in his life. Anaya brings to light three different forms of…...