Bless Me, Ultima | Style

Point of View An integral aspect of the construction of Bless Me, Ultima is the point of view from which the story is told. The novel is narrated by the main character, Tony, who is six years old when the novel begins, and yet who is much more perceptive than a six-year-old—it is clear that the narrator is really an adult remembering and articulating the events of his childhood.

The use of the first-person narrator (who uses “I”) means that the reader sees the action only through the eyes of one character, and this sometimes can lead to questions about the...

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