Equality

As we begin to read  Ceremony by Leslie Silko, questions come up about themes of the book which include alcoholism, PTS, the passage of time, and healing via storytelling. This book has all of these things tangled together in a web that is interesting and fun to untangle. Ceremony is based off of the Laguna Pueblo tribe. Illustrations about the culture, attitude and history of the tribe enrich the book, however Silko also creates an image of how natives were viewed by society during the time period. By analyzing the book important lessons on equality and equity are revealed.

Natives in this country have been painted with the same stripe and are often prejudiced to this day. Tayo a "half-breed" Laguna Pueblo struggles to identify himself as either Native or American, and it is a shame that he was forced to make that categorization. So far in Ceremony, Silko has revealed flaws in societal views on Natives in warfare, class and behavior. In tearing down these stereotypes Silko has revealed yet again that people are people no matter what skin color and challenges Americans of all ethnic groups to see past the social barrier that has been built up for many years.