Bless Me Ultima Bless Me Ultima, a book by Rudolfo A. Anaya, is about a young boy named Antonio who comes of age through troubling ordeals throughout the book. He is aided in this journey by a curandera named Ultima, who teaches Tony many life lessons. Anaya uses animals to symbolize intangible attributes such as good and evil. Representing Ultima, he uses the owl, which serves as the good character, while the coyote represents evil, portrayed by ... Tenorio. The Golden Carp is a symbol of Tony's uncertainty toward religion and morality. Anaya's portrayal of these mystical characteristics sha...

• Word Count: 672
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... and grow into the adult they will become. This is a daunting and difficult journey filled with new experiences, difficult situations, confusion, and the loss of childhood innocence. In the novel Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya, Tony, a young boy, makes his way into adulthood and in doing so, discovers the dire evil in the world. With so many new and overwhelming situations, Tony is lucky that ... him with her to cure his uncle Lucus from the Trementina sisters" curse, he has to sacrifice some of his own personal well being to help a loved one. By taking him with her, Ultima shows tha...

• Word Count: 1784
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School