Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya Plot Summary: This story follows a unaw ars time in the life of Antonio Luna Marez and an old curandera, Ultima, that is staying with his family.
Major counterpoint and Resolution: There are ternion major conflicts. The outbound conflict is between Ultima and Tenorio. It is resolved when Tenorio kills Ultimas owl, and Ultima dies. The other two are inner conflicts within Antonio: one is whether he is a tramp Marez, or a farming Luna. This isnt really resolved, except that Ultima tells him that he can be both. The other one is whether he should commit in God, or the Golden Carp. Again, this isnt really resolved, but towards the end, Tony set out leaning towards the Golden Carp.
Theme: A young boy discovering himself.
Major Characters: Ultima: Ultima is a curandera. She is very old, and came to blend with Antonios family because she could not live on her own. She has an owl this is sort of like her guardian spirit. She taught Tony some herbs, and was often accused of being a witch.
Antonio: Antonio is a sixer year old boy, who is torn between his mother and his father, whether to be a farmer-priest, or a wandering Marez. He learns witnesses quadruplet deaths (Narciso, Lupito, Ultima, and Florence), and begins to question God towards the end of the book.
Antonios Mother (Luna): Antonios mother never liked the people on the Ilano, and has always wanted a settled life. She lost her three oldest sons to the Marez blood, and wants her youngest boy to be a Luna, and a farmer priest. Shes very steeped in custom, and always addresses Ultima formally.
Antonios convey (Marez): Antonios father misses the Ilano. He is a wanderer, and dreams of moving to California with his three oldest boys helping him. However,
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