Ultima

Florence died and questioned the work of God. Antonio had also seen how Ultima cured his uncle, Lucas, and helped the family with the curse. Antonio wondered how Ultima was more powerful than God and the priest. He wondered how Ultima had taken away the evil that God was unable to do. She had done what God and the priest had not done. That made Antonio feel that there was something more powerful than God himself. Antonio learned from Ultima that there was power on the earth. He had come to…

To Kill a Mockingbird In the 1930s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee portrays the strict social structure through the characters Scout encounters with. At the top of this ‘social ladder,’ are characters such as Atticus Finch, Sherriff Heck, Judge Taylor, and Mr. Underwood because their ability to read and write helped them gain a high position in society. Their opportunity to own land and have a superior job makes them well respected by the community. Atticus Finch and his family were…

Golden Carp being mortal and withering from his future. Then he sees Ultima’s death, Antonio states “ He pointed to the hills where Tenorio captured the night-spirit of Ultima and murdered it” (Anaya 244). This particular part of the dream foreshadows that Ultima will indeed die by the hands of Tenorio, it is also foretold that Ultima won't be directly shot but the Night-Spirit which was the owl will be shot. In the ending Antonio ends up crying to God directly instead of river, which implies…

world. A text that shows this is Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya. The book takes place in New Mexico roughly after WWII. The narrator retells his memories as a child when Ultima, a curandera, first came into his life. In a specific part of the book, three witches, the Tenorio sisters, had put a curse on Tony’s uncle. While Ultima is trying to cure Lucas, “the cry of hungry coyotes sounded outside.” Ultima then sends her owl after the coyotes and Ultima states, “Oh those Trementina girls will…

he only did it to wash away the bad blood of spring. Narciso is most closely linked to Ultima since they were both misunderstood. Everyone saw Ultima as mysterious and didn’t know what to expect or think of her. While Narciso was seen as a drunk person who wasn’t taken seriously for this one habit he had. Just because they were different they were judged and looked down upon. Narciso yet died trying to save Ultima. Nobody ever did anything for him but on the other hand he wanted to save a life…

Self-Reliance, Bless Me Ultima, Siddhartha and Their Eyes Were Watching God. These various novels use evil either as a noun or as a verb and the definition differs depending which novel one looks at. That in which is evil brought upon fear and the individuals who encountered it “had been afraid of the awful presence”.(Bless Me Ultima, 2.36-37) Evil is presented as a force that either doesn’t exist, a physical entity that exists outside of oneself or as good left undone. Bless Me Ultima by…

After watching Please Don’t Bury Me Alive, Zoot Suit, Real Women Have Curves, … and the earth did not swallow him, Bless Me Ultima and Walkout my perspectives on Chicano Cinema entirely became different from the impression I had before, on the subject. I had heard of the word Chicano before and knew that it is associated with being Mexican-American but I had no extensive knowledge of all that applies to being a Chicano, Chicano history, culture, heritage and what is considered a Chicano film. I…

had seen la Virgen de Guadalupe in Mexico. She had appeared to him and spoken to him, and She had given him a sign” (Anaya 187). This story appeared when Antonio was wondering if he will ever understand why God had let Narciso, who was protecting Ultima, lose his life, while the evil Tenorio who had taken a life, was unpunished. Antonio questions God throughout the entire book, but never gets an answer to any of his questions. He continues to wander for more information, yet keeps returning to…

aggressive trees are a part of a magical realism because they were normal to Bloom. Also, in the second need for Ultima’s powers in Bless me Ultima, Tellez had said that “the pots and pans, the dishes lift into the air and crash into the walls!” Hot water also “burned one of my (his) children.” Although Tellez may have sounded haunted by what he had experienced, Ultima knew that “... three tortured spirits...are (were) manipulated by brujas” which had caused the haunting to occur (225). It was…

want to know if I’m for real? Hey-oh! Come on in, Danny --- I think this is the place, or if not it may be interesting anyway… DANNY: Hi. Are you Anna? JOANIE: uh-huh… ANNA: She is not! I am… Iam… I’m… I’m… You’re Danny Ultima… And I’m… You’re Danny Ultima… DANNY: I’m Danny Ultima. Nice to meet…