Bless Me, Ultima | Search For Identity Among Conflicting Forces
Riser has a master’s degree in English literature and teaches high school English. In the following essay, she explores Tony’s search for identity among conflicting forces in Anaya’s story.
Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me, Ultima tells the story of a young boy who is forced to grow up quickly amid violence and family turmoil. Sixyear- old Antonio “Tony” Marez lives with his family in rural New Mexico, but the remoteness of the setting does not translate into an idyllic or pastoral life. By the second chapter, Tony has witnessed the killing of a man and has begun to question the ways of the world around him, including the way in which his own identity will be defined. In searching for his identity, Tony begins to realize that he must reconcile the many opposing...
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