Introduction: A Man to Build a Dream on Among all characters depicted by Santiago, Ulvi is one of the most mysterious and, obviously, the most complex characters to analyze. Offering a plethora of food for thoughts, his actions can be translated in a million of ways, not to mention the implications that each of them has. In addition, Ulvi tells Esmeralda numerous important issues, yet it seems that he silences even more. One of the first and the foremost questions to ask what Ulvi needs Esmeralda for. Is that the power of the true love that makes him act the way he does, teaching the young woman the way she can adapt to the European society, or is it his self-esteem that needs a patient and devoted student, a woman so helpless that he can take care and full control of? It cannot be argued that his nature and his motivations are the most obscure. Therefore, it is beyond any reasonable doubt that Ulvi is the character that requires thorough considerations and careful analysis. Considering various peculiarities of Ulvi’s character and realizing what stands beyond his actions or words, one can approach the understanding of the role that Ulvi played in Esmeralda’s life. One of the greatest questions here is if this role was completely positive, as the author tries to depict it, or whether there was some element of sadness, which adds a bittersweet feeling to the entire experience. Moreover, it would be rather curious to find out if Ulvi himself learned something from Esmeralda as well. No matter how inexperienced and unsophisticated Esmeralda used to be, there are certain reasons to suspect that the process of sharing knowledge between her and Ulvi was mutual. Hence, analyzing Ulvi’s character is one of the most essential steps to understanding the complete book. Ethics and Motivation: What Makes Ulvi Tick Because of the power that Ulvi has over Esmeralda as he tries to teach her for entering the new world, one might suspect that Ulvi wants to assert himself with the help of the young and inexperienced girl that was caught in the realm of his influence. Indeed, certain condescending tone and the element of patronage can be observed in the manners of the lead character. Taking a closer look at Ulvi and the way he treats Esmeralda, one can see distinctly that his motivation is to feel that the woman is under his protection and needs his patronage. One of the most obvious evidences to this fact is the way that Ulvi calls his lover and addresses her. Naming her Chiquita, which is, actually, is translated as “little one” (Santiago 2) and talking to her as if she was a child: “I want you here with me” (Santiago 3), the Turkish lover displays his motivations as the patronizing and even somewhat parental ones. Therefore, it can be assumed that the ethics and motivations that stand behind Ulvi’s actions concern raising his own self-esteem at the expense of Esmeralda’s independence. It is also quite peculiar that Esmeralda comments on Ulvi’s character using bilingualism whenever she refers to her Puerto-Rican past, Ulvi’s Turkish descent and the North American environment: “His name, Ulvi Dogan, sounded so foreign from my tongue” (Santiago 4). His Internal Life: Look into the Eyeball When it comes to s