Fate is considered as an important aspect to many people. It is the belief that things in life happen for a reason, and will serve a purpose in creating a person's destiny. Throughout the book Bless Me, Ultima, written by Rudolfo Anaya, readers can see several examples of this idea. The first example involving fate is the connection between what Tenorio says he'll do and what actually does happen. During the story, a funeral is being held for the death of one of Tenorio's daughters. The priest in the region will not allow her to be buried in holy ground as she was a witch which represents a sin of Satan. Antonio narrates, "In that swift glance his evil eye vowed revenge on Ultima" (Anaya, 141). He is vowing revenge because he holds Ultima
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While this may be a confusing caparison at first glance, it makes more sense upon reflecting upon it. During the story, a snowstorm hits Guadalupe, New Mexico and Antonio says, "the snow was so thick that it blurred my sight... I did not want to struggle in the storm" (Anaya, 160). With this description, readers can see the emphasis on how thick the snow is for Antonio. It's common knowledge to know that the Southern portion of the United States typically doesn't get much snow. If a blizzard happens there, then Anaya must have put it in the story for a reason. That reason is because it foreshadows the blizzard of confusion that will be within Antonio's mind in the coming pages. Antonio will see his brother Andrew in a brothel making him wonder if his innocence is lost as was predicted previously in one of his dreams. He will also see the death of Narciso, and he'll wonder why a good man had to die while an evil man such as Tenorio got to live. Him questioning his innocence religion perfectly matches with the setting of a snowstorm. Easily, readers can see how this connects to fate because of the foreshadow predicting what will happen later in the
While this may be a confusing caparison at first glance, it makes more sense upon reflecting upon it. During the story, a snowstorm hits Guadalupe, New Mexico and Antonio says, "the snow was so thick that it blurred my sight... I did not want to struggle in the storm" (Anaya, 160). With this description, readers can see the emphasis on how thick the snow is for Antonio. It's common knowledge to know that the Southern portion of the United States typically doesn't get much snow. If a blizzard happens there, then Anaya must have put it in the story for a reason. That reason is because it foreshadows the blizzard of confusion that will be within Antonio's mind in the coming pages. Antonio will see his brother Andrew in a brothel making him wonder if his innocence is lost as was predicted previously in one of his dreams. He will also see the death of Narciso, and he'll wonder why a good man had to die while an evil man such as Tenorio got to live. Him questioning his innocence religion perfectly matches with the setting of a snowstorm. Easily, readers can see how this connects to fate because of the foreshadow predicting what will happen later in the