The Man to Send Rainclouds by Leslie Marmon Silko

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  In The Man to Send Rainclouds, what is the relationship of the two religions within the community?
  In The man to Send Rainclouds by Leslie Marmon Silko there is an complex and uneasy relationship between the traditional Pueblo Indian religion and the Catholic religion. On the one hand, the...

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  What is the  symbolic meaning of hot, cold, sun, and shadow in "The Man to Send Rain Clouds"?
  Silko's story uses the natural world to depict the life of the residents of the resevation and their uneasy relationship with the whites who have forced them to live on the margins. The symbolism...

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  What are the pueblo traditions in "The Man to Send Rain Clouds"?
  In Silko’s “The Man to Send Rain Clouds,” the majority of the funerary rites performed for the deceased, Teofilio, appear to be traditional in the pueblo. However, it is also possible that some of...

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  What is the moral of the story, "The Man to Send Rainclouds"?
  The moral of the story, if it can be called such, is that the key to harmony is tolerance of others' customs and beliefs. Although the Catholic missionary and the Pueblo Indians have a very...

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  In "The Man to Send Rain Clouds", what do Leon and Father Paul have in common?
  Hello! In 'The Man To Send Rain Clouds,' Leon and his brother-in-law Ken find the dead body of Leon's grandfather under a big cottonwood tree. Leon is satisfied that he has fulfilled his tribal...

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  Explain the way in which the natives buried Teofilo’s body in The Man to Send Rainclouds, including your feelings on why they did so.
  I don't think there's anything necessarily wrong with it, unless you're looking at the point of view of the priest in the story. Catholic missionaries had established missions in the area, and...

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  How does Silko use setting, characters, or plot to portray the theme of continuity and change in her story?
  The setting, an Indian reservation in the Southwest, is an integral part of Silko's story.  The dryness and the cold serve to create the feeling of isolation which brings both problems...

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  What is the rising action and climax of "The Man to Send Rainclouds"?
  Though Silko's story is very short, a lot happens and is implied. The two young Native American men, Leon and Ken, find the old man, Teofolio, dead under a tree. The rising action is the...

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  How do the stories "Dead Men's Path" by Chinua Achebe and "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" by Leslie Marmon Silko use setting to create conflicts for their characters?
  The two stories “Dead Men’s Path” by Chinua Achebe and “The Man to Send Rain Clouds” by Leslie Marmon Silko focus on two opposing ideas that the main characters find difficult to mesh. When...

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  What is the plot of The Man to Send Rain Clouds?
  Leon and Ken find an old man dead under a tree. They paint his face (which is tradition for the Indians) and take his body home for a traditional Indian Burial. THey also scatter corn for the...

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  In the story, "The Man to Send Rain Clouds," why does the family prepare their grandfather for burial by painting his face and putting a feather in his hair?
  In “The Man to Send Rain Clouds,” Teofilio’s family initially prepares him for burial following the traditions of their pueblo. This includes tying a feather in his hair, painting his face,...

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  Why did Teofilo want to work in The Man to Send Rainclouds?
  Teofolio is the old man the two younger Native American men find dead in the fields. He was working as a shepherd because the white man had forced the Native Americans into living on reservations...

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  What is the meaning of the colors white, blue, yellow, and green, and cornmeal and pollen in the burial ritual of "Man to Send Rainclouds"?
  The Pueblo Indian burial rituals reflect their oneness with the natural world. They believe that death is part of a natural cycle in which the spirit of the deceased returns to its source and...

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  How does "The Man to Send Rainclouds" comment on the complexities involved in cross cultural communication and understanding?
  The entire story is an extended comment on cross cultural communication. In it a dead person's body is treated according to both Catholic and traditional native customs. Just the fact that this is...

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  How would you say that this story fits the definition of postmodernism?
  The enotes discussion of postmodernism (found here http://www.enotes.com/postmodernism/) indicates that several things are key in identifying postmodernism " the mixing, the disintegration, and the...

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  What is the meaning and theme for this story
  Part of the religion theme is the difference in types of faith. The priest is upset when they do not come to him to perform a proper funeral mass. It is interesting that they don't have total...

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  What is the meaning of the term "American Society" as pertains to The Man to Send Rainclouds?
  The term "American society" is a broad term refering to the general reality of the peoples and lifestyle in America, the United States. It is a general descriptive term that skips over the...

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  What type of music would go good in the "rain clouds" if you were trying to make a video to go along with the story?
  I would definitely try to find some authentic Pueblo music to accompany your narrative. I would particularly seek out music that might have accompanied funeral rituals, the resonant, mournful...

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  What is the plot of this story? I'm trying to do a comparison between "The Worn Path."
  The plot of the "Worn Path" is a spiritual journey of sacrifice and courage.

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