"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 ...
Bless Me, Ultima At the beginning of the Book, The author associates Antonio's concern about the changes in his life to his culture. ... The whole family is glad that Ultima is staying with them. ... Ultima acts as a mentor to Antonio, guiding his inexperienced mind. ... Bless Me, Ultima is largely focused on the difficulty of reconciling cultural differences, and Antonio's entrance into school demonstrates one more way in which this difficulty pervades his life. ... When Ultima successfully cures Lucas, Antonio comes to realize that Ultima's spirituality is both ...
In Rudlofo Anaya's Bless Me Ultima, Antonio is a young boy whose faith is repeatedly challenged by life's circumstances, the actions of people around him, and his ever changing relationship with God. ... He further doubts the might of God when he first sees the golden carp, and thinks of how "the power of God had failed where Ultima's worked; and then a sudden illumination of beauty and [flashes] through his mind. ... Upon seeing more and more instances of the fallibility of God versus the continual triumph of Ultima's powers, Antonio finally sits down a...
Tony's Friends Throughout this captivating book, there exist a team of very amusing characters. Consisting of nine people, these characters are Tony's friends. They are Abel, Bones, Ernie, Horse, Lloyd, Red, the Vitamin Kid, Cico and Florence. Not only did they make you laugh, they also got you thinking. As things got a little slow through out the plot of the book, they kept you on the edge of your seat. ...
