Comparing Mi Caballo Mago And Bless Me Ultima

A short story that is similar to Bless Me, Ultima, is Mi Caballo Mago by Sabine Ulibarrí. This is a story about a boy who dreams of catching el Caballo Mago for his selfish needs. The horse is described as white and beautiful, and the story is a legend. No one has ever captured the horse, so of course, the young boy’s mission is to catch this magical horse. Well, in the end, he ends up catching this horse and he ties him to a gate so the horse cannot escape. Ironically, the horse escapes. At first, the boy was upset and began to cry. The story says “pero mi tristeza era gusto. Lloraba de alegría. Estaba celebrando, por mucho que me dolía, la fuga y la libertad del Mago la trascendencia de ese espíritu indomable” (Ulibarrí, 5). One of the

The boy’s personality changed after seeing what the horse was experiencing. Similarly, Antonio starts off as a naive young boy, but ends up maturing. For example, when the author says “The day dawned, and already the time of youth was fleeing the house which the three giants of my dreams had built…” (Anaya, 27), the author is referring to Antonio growing up. Towards the end of the novel, Antonio learns to be open-minded and accept people as they are. Although he is expected to become a priest, Antonio does not condemn Florence for being atheist. He also does not judge Samuel and Cico for believing in the golden

This short story is about a woman names Ildara who lives with her dad, Clodio. Ildara is tired of living in poverty so she decides to leave to America on a boat; however, her father does not know because he is too old and has given up on hope. Taking matters into her own hands, Ildara decides to buy red tights and is planning to use her beauty as an escape. While cooking, her skirt rises up and tío Clodio immediately knows she is trying to leave him. Consequently, Clodio becomes enraged and begins to beat Ildara. In the end, he leaves her with one eye and Ildara decides not to get on the boat. Although Emilia Pardo Bazán isn’t a Chicano author, there are still common themes between both authors. One similarity between Las Medias Rojas and Bless Me, Ultima is the fact that the dads are disappointed in their children. In Las Medias Rojas, “el padre no quería emigrar, estaba cansado de una vida de labor, indiferente a la esperanza tardía” (Bazán, 2), since he lacked hope and was tired he did not wish to move; however, he was disappointed when Ildara was going to leave him because Clodio did not want to live alone. In Bless Me, Ultima, Antonio’s father is disappointed in his son’s because they move away and they no longer share the same dreams as him. Antonio’s father wishes to move to California, but his son’s just want to live their lives. One major difference between the two father