In Reading Lessons, Scott Carpenter explains that we repressed memories that are unpleasant. He states that “Repression is the process by which we push out of mind thoughts we find unpleasant or even painful” (Carpenter 70). Repression is not in the same way as casual forgetting such as we forget what we did three months ago, instead, it is more of an active kind of forgetting. Moreover, it is “less permanent than casual forgetting” meaning although we repressed memories so that they don’t reappear in our mind, they sometimes managed to “resurface” through many unforeseen stimuli such as “an unexpected word, a surprising smell” (70). Carpenter also explains that memories that we managed to repressed carefully may appear in the disguised form,
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It is set at the time of post-war era where Tayo, the protagonist, was suffering from the psychological disorder and had a hard time getting back into the society. Throughout the book, readers can see fascinating patterns of stories as well as Tayo’s transition from a weak to a strong individual. By using the Psychoanalytic Literacy Theory, one can say that Tayo’s previous memories as well as his mixed-race identity make him struggled with the Symbolic orders of the Native American and White societies. But after accepting the Native American’s way of life as his choice, he gets back the ray of hope that he …show more content…
Silko illustrates this by writing about the time when Tayo tells his friends about white people when they are drinking. Tayo expresses his idea by saying “the uniform was gone. All of a sudden that man at the store waits on you last, … You watch it slide across the counter at you, and you know” (Silko 39). Tayo knows that since the war is over, the racism is coming back. When he was on duty with the army uniform, “an old white woman rolled down the window and said, “God bless you,”’ (Silko 38). But since the war is over and he is back to the reserve, he is the same as other Native Americans in white people’s eyes even though he fought for his country and is suffering from a serious disease which even “white doctors” can’t cure (Silko
It is set at the time of post-war era where Tayo, the protagonist, was suffering from the psychological disorder and had a hard time getting back into the society. Throughout the book, readers can see fascinating patterns of stories as well as Tayo’s transition from a weak to a strong individual. By using the Psychoanalytic Literacy Theory, one can say that Tayo’s previous memories as well as his mixed-race identity make him struggled with the Symbolic orders of the Native American and White societies. But after accepting the Native American’s way of life as his choice, he gets back the ray of hope that he …show more content…
Silko illustrates this by writing about the time when Tayo tells his friends about white people when they are drinking. Tayo expresses his idea by saying “the uniform was gone. All of a sudden that man at the store waits on you last, … You watch it slide across the counter at you, and you know” (Silko 39). Tayo knows that since the war is over, the racism is coming back. When he was on duty with the army uniform, “an old white woman rolled down the window and said, “God bless you,”’ (Silko 38). But since the war is over and he is back to the reserve, he is the same as other Native Americans in white people’s eyes even though he fought for his country and is suffering from a serious disease which even “white doctors” can’t cure (Silko