Factual Accuracy Of Bless Me Ultima

"A work of literature must provide more than factual accuracy or vivid physical reality... it must tell us more than we already know." - E. M. Forster

Literature should give more than just facts or physical imagery, it has to tell more than what is already known. For example in the novel Bless Me, Ultima, written by Rudolfo Anaya, the author captures the essence of innocence of a child through the eyes of six year old Antonio Marez. Works of literature depict so much more than we can comprehend. Factual accuracy is not the only important aspect in literature. Readers experience emotional truths.

Literature has had a great effect on the evolution of society. It formed civilizations, changed political systems and exposed injustice. Literature provides us with a detailed preview of human experiences, allowing us to connect on basic levels of desire and emotion. Such as the powerful emotion that Robert Anaya depicts in his novel. "But what hurt more was that I had witnessed for the first time the death of a man." in this quotation six year old Antonio is talking about his first encounter with the actual death of a man. The scene that Anaya recounts is a very powerful scene in which Tony witnesses the death of Lupito, who is hunted and shot down by a group of townsmen

An example of a theme that Rudolfo Anaya focuses on is revenge. "It will only end when blood is spilled" The character that states this is named Samuel and is wise beyond his years, and explains that once revenge is sought, there is no peaceable end to it and once violence becomes the reason to settle something, it will inevitably lead to more violence. This connects with the reader through the repeated mistake that history has repeated throughout time and time again, that violence, which eventually leads to war ends