Summary:
Leslie Marmon Silko uses the idea of being speckled, or spotless, in "Ceremony." To try to be spotless, the Laguna people try to become a part of white society, but that separates them from the Earth and from the roots, tradition, beliefs, rituals and customs of the Native American way. On the other hand, being speckled is learning and shifting with this clash of cultures for it not to interfere and destroy you.
Leslie Marmon Silko uses the idea of being speckled and/or spotless in her book Ceremony. To try to be spotless is the Laguna people trying to become a part of white society, hence, becoming separated from the Earth and from the roots, tradition, beliefs, rituals and customs of the Native American way. It is letting in white society with the belief that it can somehow improve you. It is destructive change that takes a person away from the Earth. It is change that specifies and names possessions and makes you question your own beliefs.
On the other hand, being speckled is learning and shifting with this clash of cultures in order for it not to interfere and destroy you. It is a change that helps you beat white society by not conforming to, but adapting to it......
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