The essay is based on the book CEREMONY by Leslie Marmon Silko Silko assumes that traditional tribal solutions are relevant to Tayo and other vets. She links myth to present day events. Silko wanted the ending of CEREMONY to reinforce the notion that the book itself is a healing ceremony. Using the book a your guide, articulate the ceremony from beginning to end, putting it into your own words and explaining how we, as readers, might be healed by reading the book.