Miscellaneous Post #1

Today, in my Western Literature class, we discussed a book, Ceremony, written by Leslie Silko. The book is about a man named Tayo who is conflicted with his life. He is half Native-American and half white. In his mixed race he has trouble deciding whether to assimilate to the white culture or stay with the roots of his Native-American culture. I saw this story had a relation to Delpit's Culture of Power along with Rodriguez's talk of loosing your culture. I found it interesting how the readings of FNED tied into another class. I was able to use my outside knowledge in the class discussion to bring a new aspect into the conversation.