![]() ![]() His cultural heritage places him between two opposed beliefs: the Catholic influence coming from his mother and the pagan influence deriving partly from his father and partly from his spiritual guide, Ultima. Significantly, his quest for identity involves both cultural and religious quandaries. ![]() Despite the fact that Antonio struggles with the question of identity in a multicultural environment, his dilemma will not be solved through a process of acculturation. However, Anaya’s novel does not focus on the clash between the American culture and Mexican one. The hero, Antonio Marez is a child who grows up in a confusing environment, where cultural and religious influences pour on him from various sources. Rudolfo Anaya’s novel Bless me, Ultima falls within the tradition of Chicano literature in America. ![]()
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