Tayo's Journey In Ceremony By Leslie Marmon Silko

Tayo’s journey in the Novel, “Ceremony” by Leslie Marmon Silko borders between the cultural differences of Native American beliefs and white Americans. While presenting the difficulties during World War II and the realism of discrimination against Native, White, Asian, and Hispanic culture. However, the story focuses on Native American beliefs and the healing process that change can bring. One of the many Native American beliefs used in the novel was the guidance and understandings of animals to give a point of symbolism. Along the journey Tayo has been taught valuable lessons with each animal encounter that prove to give a better understanding of Native American Culture. The issue in the Novel presents that Tayo is a half Native American/White