Blog 5

Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony talks about Tayo who was a prison of Japan during World War II. After returning from the war, Tayo experienced a certain kind of emotional disorder which was known as the post traumatic stress disorder. He lived in great fear that he always thought of the painful memory during the war even though he already turned back to his homeland--the Laguna Reservation. Personally, I felt deep pity on those people who got this disorder. When I was in high school, my U.S. government teacher invited a veteran from war to explain about his war experience. He told us that It was a glory to represent the country to defend the sovereignty;however, the soldier might experience a life time sickness that harms his health mentally due to the bloody and violent experience in war. There was one time  when the class ended, the bell rang. The veterans, all of a sudden, lied on the ground and covered his head. He thought that it was a bomb attack or something. So, the effect of war experience can harm one's emotional mind in a very severe level. We should show deep respect to the veterans who sacrifice themselves for our nation. In the novel, the author also mentions that his aunt and grandma helped Tayo to get rid of the pain from the post traumatic stress disorder by giving him several ceremonies. I think that this action was a good way to relieve Tayo's emotional sickness since the indigenous people believed that a person who returned from war needed to be honored during the ceremony in order to be complete in emotional satisfaction.