In Bless Me Ultima the author uses many symbols as the ways of displaying the true meaning of the book. The three main symbols that are used are weather, imagery
In Bless me, Ultima, Rudolfo Anaya shows that on this world there are many types of faith one believes in. The author uses symbols in form of imagery, folklore, and dream sequences to convey the meaning of Bless me, Ultima.
Anaya uses imagery to show how Christianity and witchcraft are two
different beliefs, and they are in conflict with each other. The imagery
provides a picture of Tony's conflict of Ultima dying. For example, When
Tony was next to Ultima he knew she was going to die. As Ultima was
dying, "Her voice very weak, her eyes already glazed with death.aE...