Ceremony was written about a Native American named Tayo who fought in world war two. After, he comes home from the war; he is committed to the Veterans Administrations Hospital for having post-traumatic stress disorder. Throughout the novel, we observe Tayo battling with his inner peace because he feels guilty for Josiah and Rocky’s death. Tayo’s family sends him to two medicine men to try to heal him and figure out what is the matter. The first medicine man was not able to reach through to Tayo; the second medicine man Betonie was successful with getting through to Tayo about the importance of his ceremony. Betonie told Tayo that he would need to complete a ceremony in order to find his inner peace. During, this ceremony Betonie told Tayo
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He was sitting at his table when he noticed the stars that Betonie mentioned. They were telling Tayo to go west to find the cattle; on the way to find, the cattle Tayo meet a woman. After meeting the woman, Tayo continued his journey. This time, Tayo went north into the mountains. When Tayo went into the mountains, he found a big section of land that was fenced off. It was on this portion of land that Tayo found the cattle. The land belonged to a Texas rancher and Tayo could not believe that whites were thieves. Tayo had to cut a hole in the fence in order to let the cattle escape. First Tayo had to locate exactly where the cattle were in the land in order to lead them towards the whole in the fence. Ranch hands caught Tayo on the land, but they did not notice him taking back his cattle. One of the ranch hands wanted to let Tayo go, while the other one wanted to take Tayo to their boss. Tayo ended up getting lucky because another ranch hand spotted mountain lion tracks, causing the men to hunt the mountain lion. During, this time, the brother of the mystery woman came to take Tayo back to the cottage. The Mystery woman had captured Tayo’s cattle in her corral for him. The Next day Tayo went to retrieve Robert and the truck to bring the cattle home. When Tayo and Robert went to get the cattle, the woman, and her brother were gone. They got the cattle in the truck and took them home to the …show more content…
During, Tayo’s time of living at the ranch, the woman reappeared. Tayo and the woman ended up living in the mountains of the ranch together. They took responsibility of the cattle and kept each other company. They emotionally and sexually connected together. Tayo finally found inner peace within himself and was enjoying his life with Ts’eh. Tayo learned that the woman’s nickname is Ts’eh because her given name is too long. She collected roots and plants to plant in other places where it has not rained. Next, she asked Tayo to collect a plant for her if she was not back in time to pick the plant herself. At the end of summer, Robert came to the ranch to beg Tayo to come home; Emo is spreading lies and the white doctors want to take Tayo back to the Veterans Administrations Hospital. Tayo does not leave because of Ts’eh and she tells him that they will come, but the white doctors will not climb up the mountains. Ts’eh says that Emo and the others will come to cause bodily harm to Tayo. The next Morning Ts’eh tells Tayo she will see him again and she leaves the ranch. In the evening Tayo left, the ranch by climbing the
He was sitting at his table when he noticed the stars that Betonie mentioned. They were telling Tayo to go west to find the cattle; on the way to find, the cattle Tayo meet a woman. After meeting the woman, Tayo continued his journey. This time, Tayo went north into the mountains. When Tayo went into the mountains, he found a big section of land that was fenced off. It was on this portion of land that Tayo found the cattle. The land belonged to a Texas rancher and Tayo could not believe that whites were thieves. Tayo had to cut a hole in the fence in order to let the cattle escape. First Tayo had to locate exactly where the cattle were in the land in order to lead them towards the whole in the fence. Ranch hands caught Tayo on the land, but they did not notice him taking back his cattle. One of the ranch hands wanted to let Tayo go, while the other one wanted to take Tayo to their boss. Tayo ended up getting lucky because another ranch hand spotted mountain lion tracks, causing the men to hunt the mountain lion. During, this time, the brother of the mystery woman came to take Tayo back to the cottage. The Mystery woman had captured Tayo’s cattle in her corral for him. The Next day Tayo went to retrieve Robert and the truck to bring the cattle home. When Tayo and Robert went to get the cattle, the woman, and her brother were gone. They got the cattle in the truck and took them home to the …show more content…
During, Tayo’s time of living at the ranch, the woman reappeared. Tayo and the woman ended up living in the mountains of the ranch together. They took responsibility of the cattle and kept each other company. They emotionally and sexually connected together. Tayo finally found inner peace within himself and was enjoying his life with Ts’eh. Tayo learned that the woman’s nickname is Ts’eh because her given name is too long. She collected roots and plants to plant in other places where it has not rained. Next, she asked Tayo to collect a plant for her if she was not back in time to pick the plant herself. At the end of summer, Robert came to the ranch to beg Tayo to come home; Emo is spreading lies and the white doctors want to take Tayo back to the Veterans Administrations Hospital. Tayo does not leave because of Ts’eh and she tells him that they will come, but the white doctors will not climb up the mountains. Ts’eh says that Emo and the others will come to cause bodily harm to Tayo. The next Morning Ts’eh tells Tayo she will see him again and she leaves the ranch. In the evening Tayo left, the ranch by climbing the