In Rudlofo Anaya's Bless Me Ultima, Antonio is a young boy whose faith is repeatedly challenged by life's circumstances, the actions of people around him, and his ever changing relationship with God. ... He further doubts the might of God when he first sees the golden carp, and thinks of how "the power of God had failed where Ultima's worked; and then a sudden illumination of beauty and [flashes] through his mind. ... Upon seeing more and more instances of the fallibility of God versus the continual triumph of Ultima's powers, Antonio finally sits down a...

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