Rachael Journey Ms. Kollen Humanities 5/17/11 Gender Roles in Bless Me‚ Ultima In Bless Me‚ Ultima Antonio understands gender as a very black and white issue. Just as he struggles with the ideas of religion‚ good and evil‚ death‚ and nature. Antonio struggles with how gender affects his life‚ and how he eventually must become a man. The most obvious example of Antonio’s perspective on gender roles comes with his view of the Virgin and God. “God was not always forgiving. He made laws to
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Throughout the short story Civil Peace by Chinua Achebe and the novel Bless Me‚ Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya‚ the protagonist of each story goes through a series of dreadful events‚ one after another. But instead of seeing these experiences as reasons to give up the characters use them as a way to get stronger‚ by always looking on the brighter side of the situation. With their actions as examples‚ someone can conclude that the theme both Anaya and Achebe are trying to get through to the reader is that
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ANTONIO I honestly don’t know why I’m so sad . I’m tired of it‚ and so are you. But I have no idea why I have gotten so depressed and I can’t figure out what is even making me feel this way. I must not understand myself very well. SALARINO You’re worried about your ships. Your mind is getting tossed around in the ocean with them‚ but they’re fine. They’re like huge parade floats on the sea. They’re so big they look down on the smaller ships‚ which all have to bow and then get out of the way.
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stop as he blames Antonio. There is nothing the Christians can do to make Shylock feel compassion and forget the bond and to accept a monetary repayment instead. In the play Antonio has just been arrested and faces his death as he forfeited the bond. Bassanio and Portia on the other hand have just wedded and it is a happy time in their lives. Despair falls on them when Antonio’s letter arrives confirming that he has lost the bond. Act 4 Scene 1 commences with the trial of Antonio in a Venetian court
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Mexican-American boy named Antonio (Tony)‚ who lives with his Spanish-speaking Catholic family in the small New Mexican town of Guadalupe. Tony is nearly seven years old when Ultima‚ a wise old woman and long-time family friend‚ comes to live with them. She is a “curandera”‚ a woman who is able to heal the sick with herbs and ancient cures. Ultima becomes very close to Tony over the time that she is staying with them. She gives him insight about his culture‚ religion and heritage. Antonio is excited by Ultima’s
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jeopardise our way of life. Ever since people have left their homelands to settle in other places there has been conflict between different cultures. So‚ in the play‚ Antonio‚ Bassanio‚ Gratiano and many more of the Christians feel resentment towards Shylock the ’alien’. This is partly because of the trap that he has led Antonio into and partly because he is different. This seemingly unaccounted for dislike is shown particularly by Shylock who comments: ’I hate him for he is a Christian’ (act
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my true love‚ I thought I would marry my high school sweetheart. At one point in my life it seemed as though I would never find that “one” person. On August 18th 2005‚ I was on date with Antonio and we were in California on Coronado Island‚ San Diego. I thought this was just another date. I had been dating Antonio for two months when he asked me to go away with him in a few months to meet some of his family in California. I told him yes right away‚ but inside I was not sure if this was a mistake.
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component In English 6 Patricia Marie B. Cabitac March 7‚ 2008 I. The Characters ❖ Antonio “Tony” Samson – Husband of Carmen Villa‚ brother of manang Betty ❖ Carmen Villa – Wife of Antonio Samson ❖ Manang Betty – Sister of Antonio Samson ❖ Manong Bert – Husband of manang Betty
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plotting the downfall of his enemies. He is a malignant‚ vengeful character‚ consumed with venomous malice1; a picture of callous‚ unmitigated villainy‚ deaf to every appeal of humanity2. Shylock is the antagonist opposite the naive‚ essentially good Antonio‚ the protagonist; who must defend himself against the "devil" Shylock. The evil he represents is one of the reasons Shakespeare chose to characterize Shylock as a Jew‚ as Jews of his time were seen as the children of the Devil‚ the crucifiers of Christ
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Lit Bless me‚ Ultima draft #1 Bless me‚ Ultima is a novel by Rudolfo Anaya that takes place in a poor farming community in Guadalupe‚ New Mexico. Antonio‚ the main character in the book‚ at such a young age he is witness to death‚ violence and evil. He is forced to make decisions that will affect his future. As this takes place Antonio is surrounded by various conflicts that in a way help him make his decisions. These conflicts; Good versus Evil‚ Mother versus Father and various religious
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