Blog #9

Daniel Cuevas-

"I will go with one understanding," Ultima cautioned. She raised her finger and pointed at both of them. The gaze of her clear eyes held them transfixed. "You must understand that when anybody, bruja or curandera, priest or sinner, tampers with the fate of a man that sometimes a chain of events is set into motion over which no one will have ultimate control. You must be willing to accept this responsibility." (Anaya, 85)

"Do you want to help your uncle, Antonio?" she asked.
"Yes," I replied.
"It will be hard," she said.
"I do not mind," I answered, "I want to help."
"And if people say you walk in the footsteps of a curandera, will you be ashamed?"
"No I will be proud, Ultima," I said emphatically. (Anaya, 90)

In this passage, Ultima decides to go fix Lucas's sickness and invites Antonio to help her. I believe that Anaya included this passage because he wanted to do a little bit of foreshadowing. For instance, when Ultima states that when someone plays with the fate of a man, there will be chaos. This foreshadows that someone may have their fate tampered and that crazy events will unfold. Moreover, because of this I predict that Tony will be that someone that gets his fate tampered with. In addition, another example of foreshadowing was when Ultima asks Tony if he will be ashamed if people see him following the ways of a curandera. Thus, I also predict that Tony's fate will be to become a curandera just like Ultima. I wonder what Antonios parents would think of him if he became a curandera like Ultima. Would they accept him? Would they be angry with him? Would they both agree with him being a curandera?Also, I wonder if Antonio will be satisfied and happy following in the footsteps of Ultima. I believe that he would enjoy being a curandero. Another thing that is mystery to me is the chain of events that would be set into motion if Tonys fate is altered.