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    Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, is a coming of age story. At the beginning of the story, the main character Tony believes he has to choose between two destinies. Tony experiences things that make him question his traditional upbringing as the story progresses. By the end of the book, he matures and comes to the realization that he does not have to choose just one path. In the beginning of the novel, Antonio’s world is black and white; he is either a Marez or Luna. There is evidence of this in

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    “Abuelito Who” and Bless Me, Ultima Tones towards specific topics can be revealed in a variety of numerous differing ways. Along with that, tone can reveal many different elements about a theme in a certain piece of literature. Two pieces of writing serving as examples to this would be “Abuelito Who” and Bless Me, Ultima. Both these works of literature are comparable through the way the tones used towards the shared topics of family, devotion, and change were revealed which aided in revealing their

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    Bless Me, Ultima a novel by Rudolfo Anaya. Anaya has been imperative for Chicano literature was the first in a trilogy of novels that brought to life through writing a search for a young boy’s personal identity. Anaya expresses in this book the social changes experienced by a young Chicano boy in New Mexico area during the 1940s, Anaya in Bless Me, Ultima covers a two-year period during the end of World War II and concentrates on the experiences of a young, but serious boy Antonio who attempts to

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    Book Report: Bless Me, Ultima Title of Work: Bless Me Ultima Author & Date Written: Rudolfo Anaya 1972 Country of Author: New Mexico, USA Characters: Ultima- An old Curandera who comes to spend her last days with Antonio and his family. She is Tony’s mentor and helps him to find the right path for his life.            Antonio Marez- A young boy who is torn between his parents: a Marez and a Luna. But with the help of Ultima, he discovers his

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    the rest is left for the child to find for themself. Such is the case in the final chapter of Bless Me, Ultima, a novel by Rudolfo Anaya. In this chapter Tony, the main character, recieves important insight and very

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    The novel Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya, describes the life of a young boy, Tony, and his family and friends as he matures through various natural and supernatural experiences. Throughout the novel Tony is constantly faced with questions about morals and religion—for someone at the tender age of 7, these topics can easily become confusing. Learning from his role model, Ultima the curandera, Tony struggles to find the correct answer to these difficult subjects and ultimately learns that the best

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    Childhood is the most carefree part of a person's life. Children are instinctively pure creatures, unperturbed by the troubles that may surround them. Like the quote above states, the incidents they go through are simply black and white, good and bad. However, as they grow older, they lose their innocent state of mind. They are suddenly thrown into a world where they are constantly struggling to defeat the odds and are desperately seeking answers to life's questions. Is there anyone that helps them

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    In the book “Bless Me, Ultima” by Rudolfo Anaya there are many occurrences of magical realism. The story is focused around one boy named Antonio. throughout the book Antonio sees and learns different things that will change him forever. He learns that there is evil everywhere in the world. Antonio also meets new people who will mold him into who he is at the end of the book. By the end of the book Antonio loses his innocence and understands how the world really is. Antonio grows up because he experiences

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    I watched the film Bless me Ultima recently. The main character in the film is a boy by the name of Antonio (Tony) Marez y Luna. Tony is young, about seven and faces dilemmas of right and wrong in the film. The other main character is Tony’s grandmother who goes by the name of Ultima. She plays a very important role in the film. Ultima is a curandera and has special powers that can heal illness and face evil. Tony’s grandmother is someone who has a unique connection to him. Ultimately she

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    A BOY TAKES A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY AND COMES OF AGE Bless Me Ultima, a novel by Rudolfo Anaya, is one that is difficult to categorize but which manages to blend a number of different writing genres in telling the story of a young man who must leave adolescence behind and takes a spiritual journey into adulthood. In writing this book, Anaya interweaves legendary and mythic details, including a number of dreams, which gives the book a surrealistic feel reminiscent of the Latin American writing style

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