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Analysis Of Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony

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Throughout the poem “Ceremony” by Leslie Marmon Silko, the conflict between the Pueblo culture and the outsiders is presented to develop the central idea of the poem. The central idea illustrated in the poem is the importance of keeping their oral traditions alive. The Pueblos depend on these traditions to maintain their history. In the poem it states, “…all we have to fight off illness and death.” This is a season why they must keep their oral traditions for, the outsiders will try to stop them. This central idea is further proven through the conflict which the Pueblos face. The conflict of person versus society presents itself in the poem “Ceremony”. In the poem the Catholics are an example of the society in the conflict as they attempted
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