The Golden Carp “made me shiver . . . the roots of everything I had ever believed in seemed shaken. If the golden carp was a god, who was the man on the cross? The Virgen?” (Anaya 81). Antonio the protagonist in the novel Bless Me, Ultima is troubled with the question, which religion she should follow. The Christian god’s or the Golden carp’s. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya is a novel about a young boy named Antonio. Antonio goes through many phases of life, with his spiritual leader, moral guider, life changer and a motherly figure, Ultima. Which helps him to realize the different accepts about life. With these realizations, Antonio becomes a fine young boy who understands the changes happening around him and a person who is ready to
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When the world was going chaotic in Antonio’s dream the Golden carp “opened his huge mouth and swallowed everything there was good and evil” (Anaya 176). This portrayed how the golden carp welcomed “everything” that exited, therefore depicted him as a figure who ready to accept everything. This also portrayed how the carp is not restricted just to the good things. While, the Catholic god condemned “him to hell for eternity” because Antonio’s “brother has sinned” (Anaya 173). Here the Catholic god is not ready to accept Antonio’s brother Andrew because he has sinned against the Catholic God. Hence, juxtaposing how the Golden carp is open to both good and evil how the Catholic God is not. Therefore, revealing how the pagan god religion don't suppress its followers to choose the path of good or evil because it accepts both compared to the Catholic God which force to choose the right path to get accepted by …show more content…
When Antonio talked to Cico about the Catholic god, Cico said “The god the church is a jealous god” (Anaya 237). He describes the Catholic god as “jealous” which gives out the vibe that he is controlling and not accepting. Whereas when Cico talked about the carp, he said “The golden carp accepts all magic” (Anaya 238). Here, Cico commented on the acceptance of the golden carp. This portrayed the golden carp as a god who accepts everything. Therefore juxtaposed the golden carp and the Catholic God by contracting their acceptance and controlling nature. Ultimately the author revealing how the Catholic God does not let its followers pursue freedom the religious beliefs compared to the golden carp which accepts all religious
When the world was going chaotic in Antonio’s dream the Golden carp “opened his huge mouth and swallowed everything there was good and evil” (Anaya 176). This portrayed how the golden carp welcomed “everything” that exited, therefore depicted him as a figure who ready to accept everything. This also portrayed how the carp is not restricted just to the good things. While, the Catholic god condemned “him to hell for eternity” because Antonio’s “brother has sinned” (Anaya 173). Here the Catholic god is not ready to accept Antonio’s brother Andrew because he has sinned against the Catholic God. Hence, juxtaposing how the Golden carp is open to both good and evil how the Catholic God is not. Therefore, revealing how the pagan god religion don't suppress its followers to choose the path of good or evil because it accepts both compared to the Catholic God which force to choose the right path to get accepted by …show more content…
When Antonio talked to Cico about the Catholic god, Cico said “The god the church is a jealous god” (Anaya 237). He describes the Catholic god as “jealous” which gives out the vibe that he is controlling and not accepting. Whereas when Cico talked about the carp, he said “The golden carp accepts all magic” (Anaya 238). Here, Cico commented on the acceptance of the golden carp. This portrayed the golden carp as a god who accepts everything. Therefore juxtaposed the golden carp and the Catholic God by contracting their acceptance and controlling nature. Ultimately the author revealing how the Catholic God does not let its followers pursue freedom the religious beliefs compared to the golden carp which accepts all religious