Just as Janus was depicted seeing into the past Protocol agent and "future at once so too is a Ceremony, Marmon Silko And by Novell. A face, half shown in the light and the other in the dark, stares defiantly out from the front cover open almost daring me to delve into the depths and it. Later, I realize the face is both a stark reminder and unconscious revelation from where this story springs. Silko, born in Albequerque MN, is of Laguna ancestry herself and weaves the story of a young native american "haunted" by the horrors of being a soldier during WWII and of his own cousin killed in action during the conflict.
Interwoven between flashbacks of war and struggle against Tayo's alcoholism, poverty and post traumatic stress disorder a; The author breathes life back into the young man's existence with traditional stories and myth. The story is as much about the dichotomy that occurs between life on and off the reservation-as it is about war and its lasting effects. Eating at the soul in Each their own way.
Tayo finds he must travel the path of his ancestors and the vision quest to retrieve parts of himself that had been torn away bit by bit. The story culminates in finding himself whole and well-known Tayo, with the help of through reclamation of himself on a spiritual or physical, and mental health.
Aptly named, the Ceremony was released in 1977, embraced by many during the Vietnam war era-post. The Novell was both critically acclaimed and criticized-yet another interesting polarization. For me, it was a very thoughtful book and one that I did not read lightly. Each turn of the page was filled with layer upon layer of meaning. Reading this book is like peeling an onion to reveal yet another Janus-like implication.
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