Ceremony “Tayo’s Conflicts” Essay

In Ceremony, Leslie Marmon Silko writes an interesting novel with many strange issues on the main characters side, Tayo. One of Tayos main conflicts is somewhat his elaboration and how he is not well accepted by some of the wad who coexist with him in his daily action. Other terrifying conflicts that Tayo had were the ones abtaboo Josiah and overstrungs way of dying, which in Tayos conscious he stated himself wickednessy for their death. Therefore, he would produce unhealthy psychological flashbacks. Problems compounded with his friends regular(a) more when he started hanging out with them after the war. Getting drunk, plectrum up women and bragging about his war heroics would never make Tayo all in all comfort commensurate, instead problems would soon initiate. With these conflicts in mind, Tayo would soon have to resign himself to realize the way to recover from his psychological problems.Tayos mixed race amidst an Indian and Mexican was not well accepted by his subje ctive society, therefore Tayo experienced a great deal of cultural conflict. With Tayo being both white and aborigine American his life was surrounded by a great deal of neglect. He did not identify or felt completely part of one culture or the other, which do him campaign with a lack of knowing where he rightfully belong. Eventually, Tayo improves and is able to better connect with both cultures. He acknowledges the influence of white American culture on his traditional Native American heritage. With his acceptance, Tayos life becomes better as he is able to harmonize the two cultures he was born into.With the death of both his Uncle Josiah and cousin jittery, Tayos mental problems became worst. Tayo became helpless believing that the man in the Japanese uniform was his Uncle Josiah. When Tayo saw this, he started screaming while Rocky attempted to calm him down, but Rockies quarrel were not helping Tayo settle for Tayo, his uncle was dead. Tayo faced the same dilemma after his cousin Rockys death. He experienced great guilt when Rocky died in a death march in the Pacific. Tayo was very(prenominal) hard on himself because he could not prevent his cousin Rocky from being killed in the war. Although Tayo never fully recovers from this conflict, gradually he forget learn to reestablish himself from this drawback.Getting drunk, picking up women and bragging about his war heroics with hisfriends, was making Tayo experience more psychological traumas. His problems turn out to be compounded by his friends. Harley and Leroy encourage him to use alcohol as a way to escape from life. However because of Tayos deep spirituality, he gets frustrated by his friends destructive behavior. When Emo, another Native American veteran starts to brag about how he enjoyed killing the great unwashed during the war, Tayos tension erupts into violent anger and attacks Emo. Luckily Harley and Leroy stopped him in front killing Emo. This attempt to fight violence with violence further aggravates Tayos psychological alienation.What I think about Tayos frustrating conflicts is that they arrogatet clarify progress at any point. Tayo will struggle throughout the ceremony because I believe that tribe that go to war never fully recover psychologically, especially because of what Tayo believed to have seen and lived during and after the war. Because the narration goes back and forth, from past to present it confuses the lecturer. Also, the reader has to understand that stories about people who go to war will always make us have different opinions for the simple reason that people who fought in the line of handicraft will not come back home well mentally recovered. This is the case with the soldier narrator who plays his part hallucinating throughout the war. The reader faces whether to believe him or his partner who is more conscious and aware of what is really going on. What is your opinion?