Ceremony

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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

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

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Ceremony

by Leslie Marmon Silko

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Introduction Intro

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Summary & Analysis Summary

Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8

All Themes
The Interconnected World
Native Americans in the Modern World
Storytelling
Ceremony, Tradition and Adaptation
Cultural Dominance, Purity, and Hybridity

All Characters
Tayo
Harley
Rocky
Emo
Josiah
Auntie (Thelma)
Little Sister (Laura)
Grandmother
Ku’oosh
Betonie
Night Swan

All Symbols
Green Eyes
Hybrid Spotted Cattle
Bellies (Stomachs)
The Atomic Bomb

All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dialect
Flashbacks
Foil
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone

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