Bless Me Ultima Summary

“Bless me ultima” is a fiction Novel written by Rudolfo Anaya a Mexican American writer novelist, whom publish his book in 1972. The story takes place in Guadalupe, New Mexico, in the plains; during the World War II. The story narrates the life of Antonio Marez, a six year old boy; whom at his young age has to learn to distinguish good vs evil. At the same time Antonio is in between a conflicts of culture between two families. The Mares family who wants Antonio to become a cowboy, or the Lunas Family, who want for him to become a priest. Learning to distinguish good vs evil and manage to resolve the conflicts of two different family cultures, he must learn chose his own fate. This would be a lesson for Antonio to learned has life will take away his innocent do to traumatic events that will occur

One day the witness of the death of Lupito made him ask questions to God on why Lupito’s death was unpunished. He thought that after his communion he would receive answers from God. When ultima healed Antonio’s uncle from the witches curse, he began to question his faith in God. In learning to destinguish good vs evil, Tenorios daughter who was a witch died and thought that Ultima was the cause of her death. Tenorio was full of hate towards Ultima, because of his daughter’s death. He began plotted to kill Ultima and because he saw the relationship between Ultima and Antonio he hated him has well. Tenorio tried to kill Antonio but his uncle ….. got on the way and got shot in the stomach and died. That made Antonio have more questions to God about why evil was being unpunish, to make matters worst he witness how his best friends Florence drowned to death. This cause for him to feel betrayed by God and begun to seeks answers though the golden carp and Ultima’s wisdom. At the end Ultima died because tenorio shot ultima’s owl which is bounded to ultima that is connected to her