Additionally, “Lullaby” shows a language barrier between Ayah and the white authorities whose language she cannot comprehend. This adds to Ayah being taken advantage of because she is left isolated from the community who misunderstands her. An example of this, is when she recalls a painful memory of her son Jimmie dying in war. When the white man knocks on the door to inform them that Jimmie has passed away, her husband Chato has to translate for her. The white doctors take advantage of her by coercing her into signing a piece of paper entitling them to take away her remaining children. Sometimes the children come to visit their mother, but over time they forget their native language (Silko, 1981). The loss of their native language shows how
