Antonio has to achieve more than an average student in his school to be able to fit in with the rest of the children at his grade level, in spite, of the hard work that Antonio puts into school he still comes across the realization that he is still an outcast. In addition, a confrontation comes up where he has to stand up not only for himself, but his curandera, Ultima, in which others would describe her as a witch, but to Antonio that is his mentor and his guide throughout his difficult times that he faces all through the novel. Throughout the novel Bless Me, Ultima, written by Rudolfo Anaya, Antonio, the main character has difficulty learning about the mainstream society due to his upbringing in a Hispanic household; consequently, he did not get the feeling that he belonged due to his background, ethnicity, and his customs. However, he did overcome all these barriers that were put in front of him in which he put together the American society and his Hispanic
Antonio has to achieve more than an average student in his school to be able to fit in with the rest of the children at his grade level, in spite, of the hard work that Antonio puts into school he still comes across the realization that he is still an outcast. In addition, a confrontation comes up where he has to stand up not only for himself, but his curandera, Ultima, in which others would describe her as a witch, but to Antonio that is his mentor and his guide throughout his difficult times that he faces all through the novel. Throughout the novel Bless Me, Ultima, written by Rudolfo Anaya, Antonio, the main character has difficulty learning about the mainstream society due to his upbringing in a Hispanic household; consequently, he did not get the feeling that he belonged due to his background, ethnicity, and his customs. However, he did overcome all these barriers that were put in front of him in which he put together the American society and his Hispanic