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    maturity. As life offers more experiences and obstacles, the degree of innocence that is within the body begins to withdraw. Experiences tend to offer knowledge, but may also instill confusion and change. As shown by Antonio, the main character in Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, the epiphanies that he underwent brought about change and altered his view of the world and his beliefs. At a tender age, the innocence of a child is often preserved and is in its purest form. However, this…

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    Head: Throughout Bless Me Ultima, Antonio's belief in God is tested within the book. Antonio thinks about God's chose within moments of tragic events. " I could not understand why Narciso, who did good in trying to help Ultima that lost his life" pg 186. He began questioning there being either one or many Gods, when he met Samuel. Samuel told Antonio about the Golden Carp, " A new god?' I could not believe this strange story and yet I could not disbelieve Samuel" pg 81. Antonio has concerns…

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    discover, asking ourselves questions to fortify our curiosity. But what happens when the answers we seek don’t exist? Frustration flows through our bodies and we begin to question the principles we’ve be instilled with. The protagonist in the novel “Bless me Ultima” experiences many tragedies of doubt all at the hands of curiosity. It is this curiosity that makes him question who he is serving. Parables have portrayed the sin in curiosity, and how the lack of knowledge spawns it. It is this…

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    in many cases lose the will to continue to believe in their spiritual or secular ideology. Regardless of what it is death can always find a creep into your beliefs and make you question the fundamental pieces of your life that make you whole. In “Bless me Ultima” by Rudolfo Anaya, aside from playing a vital part in the development of the plot, the deaths that take place in this piece of literature are critical to the mindset of Antonio, the protagonist, and his beliefs. His mental change is…

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    know the answer . We seek to blame others, blame ourselves, reach put to a supernatural or divine power and still no clear answer. As a result of such uncertainty we develop an ambivalence that disrupts our relationship and beliefs. In the book “Bless Me Ultima” by Rudolfo Anaya, Antonio blossoms a religious ambivalence through his experiences of lost in such early stages of his life. Initially in the book, Antonio’s parents cause a crack into his conscious by planting their dreams into him…

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    live each day, for the present and future. Circumstance drives us forward so we do not glimpse back at the past and have many regrets, but leads us to the future, where we can compose improved choices than those we may often regret. Antonio from Bless Me, Ultima and Paikea from Whale Rider both depend on a knowledgeable mentor that guides them through their youth, coexist with an animal that watches over and protects the children, but have different obstacles that hinder them from finding the…

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    world they exist in. For example: Yin and Yang, or in the case of Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, Gabriel and Maria Marez. Yin and yang symbols represent the idea of perfect balance and harmony in Chinese culture, demonstrating the polar forces that create and explain the world. Yin stands for femininity and passiveness, while Yang stands for masculinity and activeness, much like the characters of Maria and Gabriel. The story of Bless Me Ultima is punctuated by the clashing personalities of…

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    The loss of innocence is inevitable, as humans grow up and experience life, influences are introduced and trust is lost. In Rudolpho Anaya’s Bless me Ultima, the main character, Antonio, is forced to grow up too quickly losing his innocence through a series of terrible circumstances. Antonio concerns himself with the loss of his innocence because of his own precociousness and his thoughts of a promising future as a priest. Furthermore, his mother is constantly worried that he is growing up too…

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    bound together by an uncontrollable force. However, the true meaning of destiny cannot be explained by such few undemanding words for destiny itself can never be truly understood. With a destiny of their own to seek and unfold, Antonio from the novel Bless Me, Ultima and Paikea from the novel Whale Rider, realized the importance of acceptance, perseverance, and above all fate. Antonio, after astonishingly dreaming of his birth, felt pressured into becoming either his father’s last hope or his…

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    school at the age of seven. Though he started school later than the average child, he matured at a rate that subsequently affected and changed his life. Coming of age by the process of maturing is an important and well addressed topic in the novel Bless Me, Ultima. Rudolfo Anaya addresses this throughout the book to focus on Antonio Marez’s coming of age as he experiences both harmony and conflict during his upbringing. Rudolfo Anaya adequately provides various factors relating to…

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