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Bless Me Ultima Compare And Contrast

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Journal: Prompt 1 In the non-fictional bildungsroman novels The Color of Water and Bless Me, Ultima the boy protagonists James, and Antonio respectively have many similarities through both their surroundings and views. Both contain a character in their lives that is increasingly wise and influential as well as forming drastic concepts on their respective conflicts. Ruth and Ultima both represent this but Ultima is evidently a more mentor character while Ruth is undoubtedly the mother character, yet both remain uniquely significant in each character’s decisions. As Tony’s “soul grew under [Ultima’s] careful guidance.”(15) James sought out more freedom, growing both physically and mentally rapid while Tony took a more philosophical approach,

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