1) Bless Me, Ultima is fitting because the main character Antonio learns and is blessed by Ultima, a curandera. If I had to rename the book I would probably name it "The walk with the curandera". Antonio bonds with and learns the beliefs of Ultima.

2) The author of Bless Me, Ultima Rudolfo A. Anaya is a U.S. author and is from Mexico and she is still alive today.

3) The major characters in the story are Tenorio, Ultima, and Antonio. Tenorio in the story plays the role of a barber and a saloon manager in town he is the Antagonist character because he believes that Ultima is a witch because his daughter became ill and died and her owl took out his eye. Ultima is the protagonist character because she is an elderly curandera who comes to live with Antonio's family. She is a healer and her powers are misunderstood as witchcraft. She never allies herself with one religion and believes that all beliefs have some knowledge in them. Ultima helps Antonio deal with conflicts that deal with religion and cultural heritage. Antonio is the protagonist character because he is the main character and the novel deals with him being raised in Spanish heritage. He witnesses three deaths and numerous con

10) I believe the theme of the novel is to teach that you need to decide and discover your own path for life. You do not need to follow in the footsteps of your parents. It shows that not one religion has all the answers to the questions of life and that you need to go out in the world and find out what is best for you.

stay with them. Antonio's mother wants him to become a Luna and become a priest his father wants him to become of the Marez tradition and become a wanderer.

The vitamin kid is one of Antonio's friends and is the fastest runner in Guadalupe and constantly races Antonio across the bridge to school every morning. Red is a friend of Antonio and receives criticism from the other boys because he is a protestant. Father Byrnes is a priest and gives catechism lessons to Antonio and his friends. He constantly teaches the boys to fear God rather than about God. Cico is a close friend of Antonio and is quiet and gentle. He takes Antonio to see the Golden Carp a pagan god that lives in the river. Florence is a friend of Antonio but doesn't believe in God but still attends catechism lessons. Gabriel is one of Maria's brothers and he wants Antonio to become a vaquero in the Marez Tradition. Lupito is a war veteran suffering from a sickness and accidentally shoots Chavez brother the local sheriff. A mob comes and shoots him at the river. Narcisco is known as the town drunk but still has a good heart. However he is deep and passionate with the llano and plants by the cycles of the moon like Antonio's uncles.

4) Some minor characters in the story are The Vitamin Kid, Red, Father Byrnes, Cico, Florence, Gabriel, Lupito, Narcisco, Ms Maestas, Samuel.

11) "You have done evil, but good is stronger than evil, And what you sought to do will undo you"(P.101). This is Ultima speaking after she healed Uncle Lucas she is saying that the spell that was cast on Lucas will go back to them because what goes around comes around. "I stood still for a long time. I realized that the owl had been with me throughout the night. It had watched over all that had happened on t

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