Given what you have read so far (esp. the Pueblo stories, the Hopi film, and Silko essays), what connections can you draw between the first few pages (the poems) of Ceremony and these materials?
The poems in the book are a lot like the stories we read as well as the film. All of these have captured the importance of story telling, and the lessons that go with it. The first poem talks about the sisters, Nau'ts'ity'i and I'tcts'ity'i, and their involvement with the creation of the earth. This story was also in the Pueblo stories. As well as the mother spider, which was talked about frequently in the film. Throughout the pages (1-58) of "Ceremony" there are many different stories that suggest the importance of these stories. Like when Tayo, prays the rain away, he feels responsible for the drought, which shows how deeply he believes in these traditions.
Carefully re-read the pages that involve the old medicine man, Ku’oosh, p. 31-34. Explain the significance of how Ku’oosh speaks, chooses words, and of his point about the fragility of the world.
He speaks to Tayo like softly to show him that he can get over this "sickness." That he must do this if he wants to truly live. He's talks about the fragility of the world to make Tayo see that he is not at fault. Like when he states "the old man would have said that something close and terrible had killed these people. Not even oldtime witches killed like that." I believe Ku'oosh tells Tayo this to show him that what he done wasn't has bad as it seems. Even the poem talks of how "all these things they had to do."
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I really liked your statement about "the importance of story telling, and the lessons that go along with it." You are right because we have seen how Tayo has already felt the consequences of the drought that he felt that he was responsible for. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteI too liked your thoughts on the importance of story telling and I really enjoyed your take on Ku'oosh's advice-- it was really different than mine. :)
ReplyDeleteI felt that Ku'oosh didn't understand Tayo but I like the thought that he was encouraging him much better.
Good job!
Gotta agree with Tessa and Ashlee- your discussion of teh importance of story-telling and its lessons is intriguing. I felt like you had a good grasp of the subjects at hand and were well-articulated. Your answers flowed well. Great work.
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