Virtues of Ultima

novel, Bless Me Ultima.…

Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, is a complex novel that includes many recurring themes. One theme portrayed throughout the story is the concept of the main characters coming of age, while seeking an understanding of what his future holds. Antonio, the main character, is an adolescent finding his way through the stages of childhood and adulthood. He is the youngest boy in a family that wishes for their children to embrace the life of the church. Antonio experiences family pressures to pursue a…

In Bless Me Ultima, the most noticeable opposites that are brought together are the three religions Tony faces conflict between: Catholicism, Paganism, and Atheism. For all of his childhood, Tony was raised on Catholicism and solely that; his beliefs lied with God and the Virgin. Once Tony had his interactions with the Golden Carp and Florence, his religious foundation began to crumble, opening up a whole new world filled with a plethora of questions and a scarcity of definite answers. This…

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…

What is Virtue? It seems that we have seen variations of this question searched for down through the centuries. Plato asked about the nature of justice. Everyone from the Neo-Platonists to the Utilitarians debated the concept of goodness. We now have the postmodernists asking what exactly constitutes truth. The “what is F” question seems to be alive and well. Although I do not necessarily agree with his conclusion, I do believe that Socrates thoroughly shuts Meno down. In this paper, I will…

Aristotle states that moral virtues are not inherent sources of reason but can be influenced by reason to aid in the acquisition of happiness. Hobbes believes that moral virtues are dispositions that are influenced by reason to make men more inclined to avoid returning to a state of nature. Hobbes makes the most compelling arguments mainly due to his pragmatism and understanding of the nature of man. His argument against an objective good thoroughly debunks the pomposity of Aristotle 's argument…

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. …

David Yacoub English 4AP, Per.3 1/15/2015 RRS Bless Me, Ultima Title: Bless Me, Ultima Publication Date: 1972 Author: Rudolfo Anaya Nationality: American Author’s Birth/Death dates: October 30, 1937- Present Distinguishing traits of the author: He was born in Pastura, New Mexico but actually raised in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. Similar to Antonio in Bless Me, Ultima his father was a vaquero while his mother came from a family of farmers. Later in his life he received not only a B.A. in English and…

In the novel Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya, the main character Antonio who is an young hispanic catholic struggling to find himself goes through many hardships, losses, confusion, and overall just the difficulties of growing up which are common and universal. All of these certain demeanors affect his maturity and growth. Although coming of age while going through hardships and difficulties can be common in most adolescents’ , certain aspects of Antonio's development can be universal.…

The title of the novel is constantly repeated throughout the novel. Although it is not the complete title Bless Me Ultima, the words bless me are used a number of times throughout the story of Antonio’s life. In one of Antonio’s dreams, the phrase is first spoken by a man. The man said to the others in the room, “Perhaps God will bless our family and make the baby a priest” (5). Although antonio was not able to recognize who the people in his dream, he knew that the young boy who was born that…