... The role of the individual and their relationship with the community is an important thematic issue that is observed in the works of Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony and Barbara Kingsolver's Animal Dreams. The authors deal with individuals who have been dislocated from the community that eventually saves them from disintegration. Structurally, both novels are very different despite setting their protagonists on ... from her community. Helen-Jean finds the "easy way" of making money through prostitution, an evil side effect of the white society. Like Tayo in Ceremony, the protagonist of Anim...

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• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate