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Ceremony
One of the fundamental characteristics of human nature is the inherent need to belong to
a group (Hook). In the novel “Ceremony,” Leslie Marmon Silko narrates the life of Tayo, the
protagonist, whose identities have been shaped by his ethnicities, past experiences as an army
and a prisoner in Japan and the current struggles to fit into the present culture (Author and title).
As he re-integrates back to society, his auntie resents him for being a mixed-race child (Main
characters). Tayo is a half Pueblo, a half White man who undergoes discrimination from his
family and friends due to his cultural identity. Through his experiences, while growing up
without parents, as a veteran and prisoner in Japan and finally as an ex-army, he understands how
his society treats him and is ready to defend those from different cultures (summary). Through
the ceremonies that Tayo attends, Silko uses his character to represent the challenges and