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Summary Of The Way To Rainy Mountain By Momaday

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The Way to Rainy Mountain In the essay entitled "The way to Rainy Mountain" by N. Scott Momaday describes a location in which his Kiowa ancestors once lived. The Kiowa Indian reservations took place in Oklahoma and it was most sacred to the Indians. Momaday revisits his heritage on the occasion of his grandmother's death. He begins to learn about the history regarding the Kiowa tribe. Momaday explores old myths and history lessons passed down to generations. Momaday discusses how the Us Calvery invasions took away their tribe's freedom to express themselves. The author grieves for the loss of his beloved grandmother and culture The significance of Momaday's statement regarding the Kiowas "reckoned their statue by the distance they could see" (131) is illustrating the beauty and desolation of the Kiowa life. The statement relates to the ultimate fate of the Indian's life by describing the feelings of loneliness and the absence from the loss of their ancestors and traditions. It is clear the Kiowa people and their history are closely related to the land they journeyed. …show more content…

The key point to the quote is his grandmother faced many difficulties on the reservations. Mamaday gave his readers a glimpse of how deeply religious hid grandmother used to be. The concept of prayer supports the central idea of the Kiowas keeping their cutlers and beliefs alive by passing down their traditions. The author talks about his grandmother's journey which reveals how important she is to him. It is symbolic that Momaday could not understand those prayers because he never learned Kiowa, but it is an example of how separated he is from his

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