![]() ![]() Yet she also recalls strong ties with her own grandmother and mother. ![]() ![]() Furthermore, these events seem to have led to a long–term alienation between the old woman and her husband. She recalls being informed of the death of her son in war, the loss of her children taken by white doctors, and the exploitative treatment of her husband by the white rancher who employs him. It is told from the perspective of an old woman reminiscing about some of the most tragic events of her life, all of which seem to be precipitated by the intrusions of white authority figures into her home. “Lullaby” is one of the most noted pieces in Storyteller. She is also concerned with the transformative power of storytelling in the lives of her characters and the role of storytelling in maintaining cultural traditions and intergenerational ties, particularly in a matrilinear line from grandmother to granddaughter. Through a variety of formats, Silko attempts to reproduce the effect of oral storytelling in a written English form. The book as a whole is concerned with the oral tradition of storytelling in Native American culture. Her short story “Lullaby” first appeared in Storyteller (1981), a book in which she interweaves autobiographical reminiscences, short stories, poetry, photographs of her family (taken by her father) and traditional songs. Leslie Marmon Silko is one of the most celebrated Native American writers of her generation. ![]()
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