Analysis Of Bless Me Ultima By Rudolfo Anaya

Growing up is something that everyone has to face eventually. While some might grow up faster than others. Everyone will face an obstacle that will not only shape the person emotionally, mentally, and physically. But, that obstacle will also she their perception of the world. In Bless Me Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya, the use of characterization reveals that as one starts to become conscious and understand where the fit in the world. That is when they will find out who they are as a person. Nonetheless, this does not mean that their innocence can not be stolen because as a shift occur, their innocence will be stolen. In the beginning of the narrative by Rudolfo Urrea, the first conflict has occurred and this causes a slow sudden shift in Antonio’s …show more content…
Antonio stated, “In the autumn, I would have to go to the school in the town, and in a few years I would go to catechism lessons in the church. I shivered. My body began to hurt from the beating it had taken from the brush of the river. But what hurt more was that I had witnessed for the first time the death of a man,” (24). One can start to see the shift in Antonio’s character through what he said, “…what hurt more was that I had witnessed for the first time the death of a man.” This reveals the value that Antonio had for his innocence. The agony being brought through this demise is from the way that he is having his innocence torn from him at such a youthful age, and the way that he has neither the control nor the ability to stop it. It does literally hurt him, however it harms him in a considerably more metaphorical sense too. In this, he is losing all he ever knew or thought he knew about his life and the world. This initially struggle puts his own particular religion into question too, a key component to his identity. He asked and wished that God will forgive Lupito's spirit, in spite of the way that he knows his god is an unforgiving …show more content…
Just don’t grow up too fast,’ he added,” (74). This uncovers the characterization of Andrew through his words and his state of mind. He expresses that they were made to be men awfully soon, and that their parents' dreams can never again be sought after by him or his brothers; notwithstanding, he additionally addresses whether the dreams of their parents were ever even "real to begin with". Near the ending of the story, a conflict from earlier involving Tenorio, a central antagonist, and Ultima has returned and reached its climax as Tenorio has raced to fulfill his promise of killing her. He aims to shoot Antonio as Ultima commands her owl to fly around Tenorio. "The thundering report of the rifle followed the flash of fire. That shot destroyed the quiet, moonlit peace of the hill, and it shattered my childhood into a thousand fragments that long ago stopped falling and are now dusty relics gathered in distant memories," (258). The use of characterization in this quote further reveals the character of Antonio through his dialogue and attitude as