Similarities Between Bless Me Ultima And To Kill A Mockingbird
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As children, we aren’t very independent. We need people like our parents to guide us. These authoritative figures have a big influence on our lives, and they don’t have to be good. Both Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee have good and bad authoritative figures that help the protagonists grow and mature into successful people. First, of course, there are the good influences, the role models, the people that Tony and Scout look up to. For Tony, one of these important figures was his own mother. Most children are close to their mothers, and Tony is no exception. So, the reader understands that when his mother asks, “Mother of God, make my fourth son [Tony] a priest” (Anaya 45), he does his best to comply