"In the White Mans Image" there is a lot of information that relates to the characters in ceremony. In ceremony Rocky is a Native American kid who has no problem blending in at school. As a socializer and an athlete rocky was quite popular. "was there in the college game scores on the sports page of the Albuquerque journal."(Silko 25) This relate to "In the White Mans Image" through the assimilation viewpoint. There was a lot of though to "kill the Indian" and "save the man". However, Rocky's interest in things like sports shows how he is accepting of the white culture and this is the desired effect of assimilation of Native Americans.
While Rocky was raised rather well and enjoyed his situation Tayo was not so lucky. Tayo felt lonely and spent all his life growing up in the shadow of Rocky. Because of this Tayo felt lonely and a sense of abandonment. This only worked to an advantage for what Prat desired. Because with a kid who has nothing left with the other Indians will better assimilate to white culture. As shown in the movie students were forced to "choose their new names".(Pbs) This was to create a similar atmosphere to that of which Tayo was raised in. This way they tore them away from their culture and could easier force them to assimilate.
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