God Bless America

1. A curandera, “is a healer in the tradition of native New Mexican healers” (pg.x). Curanderas use ancient methods learned by the Native Americans in order to heal people and help them. One of the main characters in the story “Bless me Ultima” acts as a curandera; her name is Ultima. Ultimas role in the pueblo communities of New Mexico was to basically be the doctor that the people didn 't have. Curanderas made people teas, cured broken bones, mixed medicines, and healed illnesses, but…

Bless Me, Ultima LAP Deja Dugar AP Literature Period 3 9/28/16 A man does not die of love or their body or old age; he dies of being man. "You are innocent until you understand" (page 71). Growth and coming of age can only come with knowledge and understanding. The only way you can truly understand is if you go and actually live life. Through his experiences Antonio Marez finds himself questioning everything. This is the start to a domino effect that is his religious ambivalence.…

influence of culture and religion on one’s identity. Bless Me Ultima shows that spirituality comes not from religion, but from wisdom and observation of the land. The antagonist in the book is not always clear, but in the grand scheme of things, evil is the true antagonist of the story. There are times when it seems like God himself is the antagonist. “Everything I believed in was destroyed. A painful wrenching in my heart made me cry aloud, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me!’” (Anaya…

In Bless me Ultima, When Ultima dies, Antonio understood the link between change and violence. While Antonio was working on the Luna farm, it has taught him the importance of harmony in nature. He realizes that Ultima’s death will reinstate the natural harmony of the world. He no longer fears death because he knows that it is a natural cycle of life and a change that is necessary for life to continue. From here on, Antonio begins his new life and goals and forgets about Ultima’s death. It was…

The transition to adulthood is tough and usually changes who people are permanently. In Bless Me, Ultima, Rudolfo Anaya shows how Antonio Marez is forced to grow up due to the violence surrounding the little town he lives in and the two sided conflict in his life. Antonio’s mother wants him to be a priest while his father wants him to live the life of a wild vaquero. He is not able to find his own way to cope with all of the surrounding madness due to his family pulling him in every direction.…

religion and the beliefs he was raised with? Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya is a coming of age story about a young boy named Antonio. He has always been surrounded by the strong Catholic religion of his mother, but when he is confronted by contradictory ideas and thoughts of pagan gods, like the golden carp, he begins to question his viewpoint of the world. Antonio’s conflict of religion, shown through his thoughts of comparing the golden carp versus God, makes him realize that he can not rely…

Akua has one of the saddest lives in the novel. Every night, Akua has a dream about a firewoman. This lady would haunt Akua in her dreams and cause her to wake up screaming every morning. Although it is never confirmed, I believe that she is having a form of sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis leaves the person who is dreaming paralyzed and unable to speak but completely conscious. Sleep paralysis is known to be one of the most terrifying things, probably why Akua screams in terror when she wakes…

Bless me Ultima is a book that talks about the search for religious footing, family obligations, friendships, malice and revenge. The title speaks religious volumes, as though the persona seeks the favor of the one they are addressing. Ultima is a name with Spanish connotations. The author of the book is Rudolfo Anaya. He was born in New México, whose culture influenced much of his older life. His family moved to Albuquerque, where he attended high school. He got a Bachelor of Arts degree in…

to the America a new idea and a proper way of human behavior, the belief and practice were the only true to explain the all the phenomena (Presentations). In the 21st century, when the president took over the office, they put their right hand on the Bible and sworn with the priest on the side to testify. Also often times in the end of politicians' speeches are ended by, God bless the United States. Religion also played a huge role in America’s economy, the dollar bill printed with “In god we…

question that doubted Gods ability. It became clear to Elie that God didn’t have any intention to assist, therefore why ought to Elie Pray before God, How could I tell him: Blessed be thou Almighty, Master of the Universe, who chose us among all nations to be tortured day and night, to observe as our fathers, our mothers, our Brothers end up within the furnaces? Praised is Thy Holy Name, for having chosen us to be slaughtered on Thine Altar? Elie attempt keep his faith in God, however as he…