Part one of term paper
Throughout the novel Bless Me Ultima there are many allusions, which dominate the work to enhance the meaning. In the first few chapters Hurston introduces the characters and the good of Ultima. Antonio also begins to form a stronger bond with her over the summer by studying her techniques with plants. Later in the novel Antonio begins to q ...

Part two of term paper
... takes his first steps toward his loss of innocence, “The brown water would be stained with blood, forever and ever and ever.” Lupito’s death is the first time that he is faced with death, and begins his questioning of God. Antonio also attends school for the first year, briefly described and rather unimportant, he skips from first to second grade making his mother proud for his studies and helping to reinforce her dreams of him becoming a priest. As the novel continues ther ...