They come under discrimination in the process despite having made efforts to attain formal education which was synonymous with the white's culture. However, with the coming of the whites, more of the natives take part in education and then move to white-dominated towns in search of work (Silko 19). The natives before the arrival of the whites relied entirely on agriculture and as such timelines within their culture are marked by events such as droughts and coming (Silko 19). The novel seeks to show mainly the contrast between the two cultures. After coming back, he undergoes the ceremony to align himself with his culture. Though a Native American, he goes to a white boarding school after which he went on to fight in the Second World War. He had to chart his own way in life under the guidance of Betonie, a traditional doctor. Tayo was abandoned by the mother, and he never knew his father. The novel is also on a journey of discovering oneself as seen through the eyes of Tayo. Tayo embodies the meeting of the two cultures through his mixed origins. Silko, the author, shows the interaction between the two through the life of Tayo. It seeks to bridge the understanding of the white's culture often seen as the modern one and that of the Native Americans which in the eyes of the whites is backward. The novel “Ceremony” examines this dispute and the impact it has on the day to day lives of those that adhere to the two cultures. When two unique cultures meet, there is bound to be a clash.
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