"Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

In the never ending struggle between good and evil, does good always come out victorious? This common "good against evil" archetype, or universal idea, is often addressed in fairy tales, novels, mythology, and other pieces of literary work. In his novel Bless Me, Ultima, Rudolfo Anaya pits the forces of good, led by the magical curandera Ultima, against a formidable, evil foe, the hateful Tenorio. The two common archetypes of the hero or heroine and the evil "bad guy" occur frequently throughout this novel. Clashes between these two groups, good and evil, culminate in a climactic battl…