Ceremony
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8
Themes
All Themes The Interconnected World Native Americans in the Modern World Storytelling Ceremony, Tradition and Adaptation Cultural Dominance, Purity, and Hybridity
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Characters
All Characters Tayo Harley Rocky Emo Josiah Auntie (Thelma) Little Sister (Laura) Grandmother Ku’oosh Betonie Night Swan
Symbols
All Symbols Green Eyes Hybrid Spotted Cattle Bellies (Stomachs) The Atomic Bomb
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Flashbacks Foil Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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Ceremony

by Leslie Marmon Silko

Ceremony Literary Devices

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