One moment of being for Tayo is a flashback to when his mother died. it happens after Auntie is talking about expectations for women. Tayo flashbacks to his mothers death and her leaving him vividly, he even remembers that Josiah "gave him a candy can left over from Christmas" (Silko 86). Moments of being are random things that have left an imprint on your mind but can also be used throughout a life. Tayo uses the death and memories of his mother to relate to women leaving him. Another moment of being for Tayo is a flashback to his life as a very small child. " He remembered the brightness of the sun,the heat,all the smells of cars and food cooking,the noise, and the people" (Silko 101). The moments of being that Tayo has are a part of who he is and he is made up of them. This is what makes him who he is. This ideology goes along with the concept of time being continuous in Laguna Pueblo culture. Silko gives the reader brilliant insight into the character by using this technique.
Monday, February 17, 2014
A Moment of Being
The Ceremony by Leslie Silko was written as a modernist book to mirror the style of writing of the time. The book includes stream of consciousness writing as well as moments of being. A moment of being is supposedly the moments in life between the grey matter where life is vivid and meaningful. Tayo has many moments of being that seem random and out of place however they in fact are not. The moments of being are triggered by things that are going on in life at the time and come at moments that you least expect it.
One moment of being for Tayo is a flashback to when his mother died. it happens after Auntie is talking about expectations for women. Tayo flashbacks to his mothers death and her leaving him vividly, he even remembers that Josiah "gave him a candy can left over from Christmas" (Silko 86). Moments of being are random things that have left an imprint on your mind but can also be used throughout a life. Tayo uses the death and memories of his mother to relate to women leaving him. Another moment of being for Tayo is a flashback to his life as a very small child. " He remembered the brightness of the sun,the heat,all the smells of cars and food cooking,the noise, and the people" (Silko 101). The moments of being that Tayo has are a part of who he is and he is made up of them. This is what makes him who he is. This ideology goes along with the concept of time being continuous in Laguna Pueblo culture. Silko gives the reader brilliant insight into the character by using this technique.
One moment of being for Tayo is a flashback to when his mother died. it happens after Auntie is talking about expectations for women. Tayo flashbacks to his mothers death and her leaving him vividly, he even remembers that Josiah "gave him a candy can left over from Christmas" (Silko 86). Moments of being are random things that have left an imprint on your mind but can also be used throughout a life. Tayo uses the death and memories of his mother to relate to women leaving him. Another moment of being for Tayo is a flashback to his life as a very small child. " He remembered the brightness of the sun,the heat,all the smells of cars and food cooking,the noise, and the people" (Silko 101). The moments of being that Tayo has are a part of who he is and he is made up of them. This is what makes him who he is. This ideology goes along with the concept of time being continuous in Laguna Pueblo culture. Silko gives the reader brilliant insight into the character by using this technique.
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