ENG100H1 Lecture Notes - The White People, Gambling
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The landscape is part of the community consciences. When the land dies, the people die- a harsh view. Silko has a diff idea than momaday, in terms of colonization, community, etc . It"s always indigenous people that are always taken from. The land as the key targeting point, the community, family structure and kinship, the ceremonies, and the world. The proximity of the land brings the proximity of the community. When tayo passes into the spirit world, he sees the land manifested in ceremony. Stepping in to the spirit world is like a temptation. There is only a sense of harmony and balance because of the spiritual world in. Silko is wide ranging author who talks about lots of issues in how to give back to community and people. She has 2 interviews look it up on youtube. Her ideas have relevance for us in terms of our connection to the environment acts of pollution- she cares about this issue.
