How would the meaning of the book change if it included only the myths and the historical accounts? the way to rainy mountain

What is the importance of Rainy Mountain?

Rainy Mountain is important because it is an old Kiowa landmark. The story itself is important because it highlights Kiowa history and culture. In this short historical memoir, Momoday traces for...

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The author refers to a time when the Kiowa were living "their last great moments in history." What happened to end this period in Kiowa history?

The Way to Rainy Mountain is the telling of the rise and fall of one of North America's great nomadic tribes, the Kiowa. It tells how they began in the weather-beaten mountains of the north. From...

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What two natural phenomena are explained by the Kiowa legend about the seven sisters and their brother in The Way to Rainy Mountain?

This legend is revealed in Momaday’s Introduction to the book. Eight Kiowa siblings – seven girls and one boy -- were playing in the area of present-day northeastern Wyoming. Suddenly and...

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In "The Way to Rainy Mountain," what significance does Momaday's grandmother have for him, and what does she represent?

Momaday's grandmother is a very significant presence in his personal narrative, even though she has died. It is her death that brings him home again, prompting the story itself. His memories of her...

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In the Prologue, Momaday says that “In one sense, then, the way to Rainy Mountain is preeminently the history of an idea, man’s idea of himself, and it has old and essential being in language.”...

Momaday’s The Way to Rainy Mountain traces the history of the Kiowa tribe, of which Momaday is a member. In the prologue of the book, Momaday spends the majority of the time explaining to the...

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What are your impressions of Momaday's grandmother Aho?

Because this is a personal question, it is important that you add your own impressions; however, I am certainly willing to let you know my own impressions of Momaday's grandmother, Aho. My...

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What main elements of "The Way To Rainy Mountain" by N. Scott Momaday could focus on if I were to make a presentation about it?

My suggestion would be that you do your presentation on the organization of The Way to Rainy Mountain so that your fellow students can better understand it. Of course, organization also has to do...

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what makes a hero is someone who tries and acres and then to save people and it’s not their jobs to save them just a normal person that has no experts of saving people would jump in to action without it twice about doing it. me that’s the defection of a hero!