Shannon's Blog #4

Harley continues drinking and talks about the Tayo going back to the hospital, he began speaking Laguna. Emo explains how white men got everything, and how the Indians should get with the white woman. Emo teases Tayo, saying that he thinks he’s better then everyone because he’s half- white. Tayo remembers being left out when he was younger around Auntie and Rocky. Emo and his friends talk about the white women he’s slept with when he was in the army and he says Tayo can drink like an Indian, Tayo ignores him. Emo takes out a bag of teeth and war souvenirs, making Tayo realize how much Emo enjoyed killing. Tayo then accuses Emo of being a killer, and Emo says that Tayo loves Japs like his mother loved white men. Tayo remembers when he and Rocky signed up for the army Rocky had called Tayo his brother. As children, Auntie was always careful that no one had mistaken Tayo and Rocky as brothers.

When Tayo was four years old, his mother Laura left him with his uncle Josiah. Auntie always treated Tayo and Rocky equally, only when they were alone, did she show that Rocky was more to her then Tayo. She tried to keep Lura from running away, but she was mixed in white ways and she became ashamed of both cultures. Tayo realizes that he should be the one to stay home and help, when Rocky is to leave but Grandma and Josiah believe that Tayo should go with Rocky. Josiah invested a herd of Mexican cattle from Ulibarri, Night Swan’s cousin. He read agricultural books but he didn’t find them suitable. Auntie mistrusted the connection with Josiah and Night Swan. Josiah decides to brand them when they move closer to Mexico.

Josiah goes to Lalo's store to get bootlegged beer and falls in love with Night Swan. She takes him upstairs and dances for him and tells him about how she only dances for her granddaughter. Auntie finds out about Josiah and Night Swan and she’s angry. Tayo helps Josiah keep the cattle on Laguna in the summer and Rocky relaxes.

There are too many flashbacks in this section! I don’t really know what’s going on, because Silko tells us about all these characters.
Pg 66-87