Bless Me, Ultima I enjoyed reading Rudolfo A Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima because it show the many different religions and beliefs people have and the conflict they deal with in everyday life. ... Ultima is a close friend of his family and helps deliver Antonio. They believe there is a tie between him and Ultima. And that Ultima can see his future. ... When Ultima's owl dies and soon after Ultima dies Antonio understands it is up to him to figure these things out. ...

• Word Count: 341
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the book Bless Me Ultima, religion remained one of the major themes. The thing that intrigued me most about this book was the internal struggle Antonio dealt with in regards to the two different religions. ... A few other instances involving Ultima's owl led me to believe she was part witch. ... This confused many people in the llano, and it even confused me at the beginning. ... This was very interesting and forced me to think about different religions and sets of beliefs. ...

• Word Count: 821
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

"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 ...

• Word Count: 591
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In the book Bless Me Ultima, written by Rudolfo Anaya has many symbols and show why the story is important. ... Ultima's owl represents Ultima's life source. ... Ultima's owl attacks the coyotes which are the Trementia girls(99), this shows how powerful Ultima is. ... At the end of the novel, Tenorio kills Ultima's owl and this literally destroys Ultima's life force and she dies very quickly after her owl is killed. Antonio buries the owl, but he says that he is really burying Ultima. ...

• Word Count: 603
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the novel "Bless Me, Ultima," author Rudolfo Anaya, constantly mentions religion, as the main character Antonio battles for the truth in life. ... The only people protecting him from these terrors include God himself, and Ultima. Throughout the book Antonio sees the mystical powers of Ultima and how it can both help and heal others. Throughout the book people also call Ultima a witch, and accuse her of causing harm to others. With his experiences Antonio begins to question the origins and source of Ultima's power. ...

• Word Count: 978
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

An element from Bless Me, Ultima I believe merits further discussion is the fascination based around beliefs in curanderismo (folk medicine). ... In the case of Bless me Ultima, Catholicism and the ancient religion of the Native Americans certainly played a huge role in the believes the author portrayed. In the story of Bless me Ultima, it struck me to see how so much of Antonio's life was based on such thoughts and believes. ... This especially made me want to sit-down with the author and express my personal believes about God. ... His mother's religious beliefs, his friend's...

• Word Count: 322
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 535
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School