![]() ![]() In terms of topic and character, Ceremony did not even begin with Tayo rather, the book has its genesis in a story about a Native American veteran named Harley, whose pursuit of alcohol was meant to lead to wild and humorous misadventures. Silko conceived and wrote the story not while residing in her native New Mexico, but while accompanying her husband John Silko to Ketchikan, Alaska. This story is complemented by the symbolic and allegorical poetry that appears throughout Ceremony, and that draws on the storytelling traditions of the Laguna Pueblo community where Ceremony is set-and where Silko, for her part, grew up.Ĭeremony and its harrowing narrative of Tayo's breakdown and recuperation emerged somewhat indirectly. Tayo's story is delivered in meticulously detailed naturalistic prose. The work's main narrative follows the life of Tayo-a young half-American Indian, half-Mexican war veteran-as he reflects on the horrors of war and searches for solace. ![]() Although Ceremony is normally classified as a novel, the text is in fact a combination of styles and genres that defies easy categorization. A narrative of loss, struggle, and redemption in the wake of World War II, Ceremony (1977) ranks among the defining works of Native-American poet and novelist Leslie Marmon Silko. ![]()
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