Bless Me Ultima Chapter 1 Summary

I finished the first three chapters of Bless me, Ultima in one sitting, there was something interesting about these chapters that wanted me to keep on reading. Even though, the book was slow on some pages, I had a feeling that more was to come; therefore, I kept on reading. The first three chapters doesn’t give a full understanding of what the main plot and problem will be. But from some close reading and inferencing the reader can leave these chapters with some thoughts of what is to come.
These first few chapters leave the reader with bits and pieces of exposition and character traits. When first reading about how Antonio’s family behaves around each other, I get a sense that it is a divided house with multiple arguments a day. The mother wants to have Antonio become a priest; however, his father wants him to go back to the llano and become a vaquero or cowboy. These huge difference in want for their kid causes some tension, to say the least. But in my opinion, I am surprised that Antonio’s mother and father “love” each other and are able to live together. I, additionally, may see …show more content…
When Antonio was first describing her, he called her “a curandera” (Anaya 2). Curandera is the hispanic word for healer, but more important, a healer who uses folk remedies and other herbal medications. Additionally, “there was a strange power in Ultima’s medicine” (Anaya 27). When Antonio returned home with cuts on himself, Ultima gave him some herbal medication and by the next day he had little to no noticeable scrapes. Even though in the first couple chapters she seems to only be a doctor to Antonio and his family. I am going to inference that she will have a much bigger role in this novel than just a doctor. I can tell from the first couple chapters that she is very wise and looked highly upon by the area; therefore, I feel like his intelligence will have a much bigger factor in this