Storyteller

In this narrative I really liked how the author tells the stories so that they intertwine in an apparently nonsensical way towards the beginning, but slowly begin to mesh together in unity at the end. I thought it was clever that Silko chose to begin the story at the end of the narrative's timeline and then played back pieces of the past so that it all slowly pieces together. In between these are also fragments of the great bear story, which is an interesting metaphor for the current Gussucks vs Eskimo relationship going on in the main narrative. One of the things I found most surprising at the end was the sort of strange emphasis placed on the "truth" and how she "will not lie". This philosophy is taken so far as to convict the protagonist of murder-one that is seemingly portrayed as a clear accident in the story. However, this sense of honesty is what truly defines the character- one whom not only stays true to her own conscience but also in a broader aspect-to her nationality, her family and her land.