Bless Me, Ultima
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Bless Me, Ultima is a landmark Chicano novel by Rudolfo Anaya that follows a young boy’s spiritual and cultural coming-of-age in rural New Mexico under the guidance of a curandera.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bless Me, Ultima (film) | 2 |
| Bless Me, Ultima canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Bless Me, Ultima Context triple: [Chicano literature, hasNotableWork, Bless Me, Ultima]
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A.
The Man to Send Rain Clouds
"The Man to Send Rain Clouds" is a seminal short story by Leslie Marmon Silko that explores Native American cultural traditions, death, and the intersection of Pueblo beliefs with Catholicism.
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B.
Tayo
Tayo is the mixed-heritage Laguna Pueblo war veteran whose spiritual and emotional journey to heal from trauma and reclaim his cultural identity forms the core of Leslie Marmon Silko’s novel "Ceremony."
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C.
The Violent Bear It Away
The Violent Bear It Away is a Southern Gothic novel by Flannery O'Connor that explores themes of faith, prophecy, and destiny through the story of a young boy grappling with his religious calling in the rural American South.
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D.
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop is a 1927 historical novel by Willa Cather that follows two Catholic priests establishing a diocese in 19th-century New Mexico, celebrated for its lyrical style and evocation of the American Southwest.
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E.
House Made of Dawn
House Made of Dawn is a landmark 1968 novel by N. Scott Momaday that helped inaugurate the Native American Renaissance in literature and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bless Me, Ultima Target entity description: Bless Me, Ultima is a landmark Chicano novel by Rudolfo Anaya that follows a young boy’s spiritual and cultural coming-of-age in rural New Mexico under the guidance of a curandera.
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A.
The Man to Send Rain Clouds
"The Man to Send Rain Clouds" is a seminal short story by Leslie Marmon Silko that explores Native American cultural traditions, death, and the intersection of Pueblo beliefs with Catholicism.
-
B.
Tayo
Tayo is the mixed-heritage Laguna Pueblo war veteran whose spiritual and emotional journey to heal from trauma and reclaim his cultural identity forms the core of Leslie Marmon Silko’s novel "Ceremony."
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C.
The Violent Bear It Away
The Violent Bear It Away is a Southern Gothic novel by Flannery O'Connor that explores themes of faith, prophecy, and destiny through the story of a young boy grappling with his religious calling in the rural American South.
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D.
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop is a 1927 historical novel by Willa Cather that follows two Catholic priests establishing a diocese in 19th-century New Mexico, celebrated for its lyrical style and evocation of the American Southwest.
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E.
House Made of Dawn
House Made of Dawn is a landmark 1968 novel by N. Scott Momaday that helped inaugurate the Native American Renaissance in literature and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chicano literature work
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | Bless Me, Ultima (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | Rudolfo Anaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | frequently challenged book in the United States ⓘ |
| containsElement |
Catholic symbolism
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folk healing practices ⓘ indigenous spiritual traditions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Cico
NERFINISHED
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Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabriel Márez NERFINISHED ⓘ María Luna NERFINISHED ⓘ Narciso NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenorio Trementina NERFINISHED ⓘ Ultima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Carl Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| genre |
Chicano literature
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bildungsroman ⓘ coming-of-age novel ⓘ magical realism ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Antonio is a young boy
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Tenorio Trementina is an antagonist NERFINISHED ⓘ Ultima is a curandera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Chicano identity
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conflict between Catholicism and folk spirituality ⓘ cultural identity ⓘ family expectations ⓘ good and evil ⓘ nature and the land ⓘ spiritual coming-of-age ⓘ |
| laterPublisher |
Grand Central Publishing
NERFINISHED
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Warner Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Chicano Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
considered a classic of Mexican American literature
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widely taught in U.S. schools and universities ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Antonio Márez y Luna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Antonio Márez y Luna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a landmark of Chicano literature ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonist | Antonio Márez y Luna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| publisher | TQS Publications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingLocation | rural New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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