Memory as Medicine: The Power of Recollection in "Ceremony.".

Scarberry, Susan J.

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Publication Date: 1979-Feb

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Memory as Medicine: The Power of Recollection in "Ceremony."

Scarberry, Susan J.

American Indian Quarterly, v5 n1 p19-26 Feb 1979

Because of his mixed blood and his war experiences, Tayo feels displaced and estranged. Reoccurring bad memories have impaired his ability to function. He has forgotten the old stories which serve as guides to growth. His eventual recollection of the old stories is instrumental in effecting his healing. (CM)

Descriptors: Alienation, American Indian Culture, American Indian Literature, American Indians, Cultural Background, Literary Criticism, Memory, Mythology, Novels, Symbolism

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Collected Works - Serials

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