An Index to Some Themes and Motifs in Bless Me Ultima

Traditional Spirituality

Ultima 7, 12, 14, 25, 35-36, 43, 45, 58, 59, 275-6,

Earth/ River 1, 16, 20, 25, 42, 44-45, 68, 86,98, 117, 201, 236, 242, 245, 256,

Curanderismo 4, 13, 29, 42-43, 88-9, 95, 104-7, 201-2, 241, 244, 246, 269, 271, 273,

La Llorona 28, 30, 81

The Church

Guadalupe 14, 47, 53, 64, 85, 196, 274,

Religion/Spirituality/Catholicism 24, 30-31, 47, 52, 87-8, 94, 101, 103, 113, 119-21, 125, 141, 147, 178, 187, 196, 196, 201, 205, 208-13, 214-228, 229-34, 235, 239, 247, 252, 260,

Family & Tony's Two Paths

Llano (life, values, vaquero)/Marez 2, 31, 48, 53, 69, 76, 123, 148, 261,

Fields (agriculture, farming)/Las Lunas 31, 44, 48, 49, 53, 55, 56-57, 94, 114, 148, 187, 261, 265,

History and Change

Tradition (cultural values, ritual) 4, 6, 13, 32, 75, 246, 261,

Cuentos 4, 55, 57, 83-84, 90, 115, 121-2, 128, 145, 264,

History/Change 2, 31, 51, 70-71, 75 , 128, 130-31, 200, 240

Language (power of words, English/Spanish issues) 10, 35, 60-61, 159, 188, 265,

Inner and Outer Conflict

Growth (reflection on Tony's change, time; destiny) 7, 19, 25, 27, 28, 29, 33, 35, 45, 48, 54, 56-7, 61, 72, 74, 149, 153, 172, 236, 242, 251-, 259, 261, 262, 263, 264,

Visions/Signs 12, 53, 58-59, 155, 228

Initiation (rites of passage, transitions) 16, 33, 46, 62, 93, 104-7, 119-21, 125, 148, 172, 187, 251, 264,

Dreams (Tony's) 5-7, 14, 27-8, 48, 64, 73-74, 125, 146, 181-4, 249, 257

 

Page numbers refer to the 1999 Warner edition.