In Leslie Marmon Silkos postmodern and Native American novel Ceremony she illustrates the gradual and painful recovery of a Laguna veteran from World War II named Tayo the main character Tayo goes on a difficult quest to search for a metaphorical antidote for his physical psychological cultural and spiritual pain brought upon him by the war In doing so Silko demonstrates cultural conflicts within his quest as Tayo encounters a society segregated by race and culture Tayos quest is characterized