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    Tony struggles with developing his identity as different people in his life try to influence him. His parents want him to identify with their respective families, but Tony feels drawn to different paths. Throughout the novel Bless Me, Ultima, Tony questions who he should be as he is pressured by his parents and thinks about his future. In the end, Tony decides that he will define his own identity by embracing aspects of both his parents rather than feeling forced to choose one over the other.

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    Tony struggles with developing his identity as different people in his life try to influence him. His parents want him to identify with their respective families, but Tony feels drawn to different paths. Throughout the novel Bless Me, Ultima, Tony questions who he should be as he is pressured by his parents and thinks about his future. In the end, Tony decides that he will define his own identity by embracing aspects of both his parents rather than feeling forced to choose one over the other.

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    HannahQuintanilla

    March1,2016
    ELA
    Whatcontributestoapersonsidentity?

    Everyoneinthisworldisdifferent.Everyoneisraiseddifferentlyandeveryoneistreated
    differently.Inthestory,
    BlessMeUltima,
    Tony,
    themaincharacter
    ,hasgonethroughmany
    thingsinhischildhood.Tonyhashadtofacehisparentswantinghimtobesomething,his
    friendswantinghimtodosomethingelse,buthewantstobehisownperson.Theidentityofa
    personistheircharacterization,whichcan
    derive
    fromthepeoplearoundthem.Apersons
    identitycanbedeterminedbytheirthoughtsortheirpersonality.
    Everyonehasadifferentpersonality.In
    BlessMeUltima,
    Tonywasalwaysconfused
    withwhathisidentitywasbecauseeveryonearoundhimhadadifferentperspectiveofhim.In
    thebookTonyhasadream:Yes,myAntonio,shesmiled,wewhowerebaptizedintheholy
    waterofthemoonwhichwasmadeholybyourHolyMotherthechurcharesaved.Lies!my
    fathershouted,Antoniowasnotbaptizedintheholywater,butinthesaltwaterofthesea!
    (Anayapg.120).Inthisquote,Tonywaspressuredbyhisparentsalotbecausetheywantedhim
    tobeliketheirfamilies.Tonysparentswould
    interrogate
    himalot,bynaggingonhimtobe
    likethem.Tonycouldnt
    modify
    thefactthathisparentswerealwaysfightingaboutthat.He
    knewhehadadifferentpersonality,soitwashardforhimtochosebetweenwhichparentto
    resemble.Alotofpeopleliketofollowtheirowninstinctsbecausemanytimestheirparents
    dontknowexactlywhattheirchildlikes
    Thoughtsaresomeonesideas,whichcanbeinterpretedastheiridentity.Inthebook
    Tonyisalwaysthinkingaboutwhatheshoulddoinlife.Hedidntwanttodisappointanyone,

    buthealwayswantedtobeconfidentwithhisjoblikeUltimawas.Tonyalwaysasked
    questions,soitwouldmakeiteasiertoknowhisfuture,forexample,...Ithasbeenalongtime
    sincetherewasaneducatedLuna,amanofthepeople.IamaMarez,Ianswered.Ididnot
    knowwhyIsaid,butitsurprisedhimalittle.(Anayapg.250)Inthisquote,Tonywantedto
    resemblebothofhisparents,buthewasalwaysalittleconfusedonwhotoexactlychose.
    ApersonsidentitycanbedeterminedbytheirthoughtsortheirpersonalitylikeTonydid
    withhisparents.Apersonsidentityisformedbasedonhowtheirparentsraisedthemorwho
    theyfeeltheyshouldbe,butTonydecidedheshouldbehisparentsandhimbecauseitmadehim
    happy.TonydecidedhewantedtobelikebothofhisparentsbecausehesawUltimahappyjust
    beingherself.TonydidntwanttogothroughthestruggleofhavingtodecidetobeaLunaora
    Marez,hewantedtobehimself.Ifeellikeeveryoneshouldfindtheinnerthemandgowiththeir
    heart.IalwaysfeltthatmyparentsaremyguidetowhoIshouldbe,butitisactuallymewho
    decidesmyidentity.

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