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Yellow Woman And A Beauty Of The Spirit Analysis

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The narrative “Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit” written by Leslie Marmon Silko develops the central ideas of beauty and cultural inheritance by using three structural elements: reflection a voice in first person point of view and vivid flashbacks. She accepts her differences as a Laguna Pueblo and being part white through interactions with different individuals in her life. Silko relies heavily on her strong memories with the use of these structural elements as she makes her story about beauty and cultural inheritance clear, convincing and engaging. Silko also uses reflection to bring up an important event from when she was a child. She interacted with a tourist who told her she could not be in a class picture because she looked different. “ It was at school that I learned just how different I looked from my …show more content…

Yellow Woman is conveyed as being a hero in the Pueblo culture because of her differences and how her sexual interactions with other men end up benefiting her people. Silko compares herself with Yellow Woman because she is considered to be beautiful for being herself. Silko never mentioned Yellow Woman until the very end to engage the reader in her story. She compares herself to Yellow Woman, which is why the title of the narrative is “Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit,” to show how Silko has finally accepted her differences. Silko uses memories to help the reader with visual images. She writes in a manner that flows together so the reader can easily visualize the story. She compares different stories in the narrative for the reader to have more of a background and to allow the reader to interpret why she was discussing these events. Her stories about how her cultural inheritance and inner beauty helped her accept herself, and helped make her narrative clear, convincing, and

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