Yellow Woman And A Beauty Of The Spirit Summary

In her article Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit, Leslie Marmon Silko illustrates her childhood experiences growing up on Laguna Pueblo Reservation in the 1950s. Not only does she address the struggles of her Native American community with the growing interference of outside "modern ways," but also her own struggles of being mixed raced during a period of great evolution, both on and off the reservation. Silko offers a glimpse into traditions and ideologies well-loved and treasured as they clash and try to maintain footing in an era directly countering them. As readers, we're allowed to explore perhaps new ways of looking at timeless and often divisive topics: beauty, strength, sexuality and equality. Silko is able to find solace and