Szathmári, JuditTönkő, Zsófia2020-05-192020-05-192020-04-20http://hdl.handle.net/2437/287839The purpose of my thesis is to explore some of the roots of historical trauma based on Leslie Marmon Silko's Gardens in the Dunes. I elaborate on those institutions and spaces that were either attacked or created by Western culture to assimilate American Indians in the novel. Last but not least, I discuss how some of the characters were able to resist with the help of their heritage. 31en-USAmerican IndianNative AmericanGardens in the DunesLeslie Marmon SilkodiplomamunkaDEENK Témalista::Irodalomtudomány