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    “The Man to Send Rain Clouds”‚ is a short story taking place in 1969 in New Mexico‚ a Native American Reserve. The story dates itself with the mention of Catholic modernism versus Native American traditions and well descriptive spiritual backgrounds. Leslie Silko uses her Laguna Pueblo heritage to give meaning towards different conflicts among Native Americans converting to Christians. Many cultures interacting and compromising with one another portrays their customs and traditions in different ways

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    In The Man to Send Rain Clouds by Leslie Marmon Silko‚ there are millions of symbols and meanings regardless of how short the story may be. ‘‘The big cotton wood tree stood apart from a small grove of winter-bare cottonwoods which grew in the wide‚ sandy arroyo. Leon waited under the tree while Ken drove the truck through the deep sand to the edge of the arroyo. But high and northwest the Blue Mountains were still in snow. It was getting colder‚ and the wind pushed gray dust down the narrow pueblo

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    Character Analysis: “The Man to Send Rain CloudsLeslie Mormon Silko wrote “The Man to Send Rain Clouds” in 1969. The story details the death of an old Indian named Teofilo. During one point of the story Leon prepares Teofilo’s body for burial. Leon proceeds to paint Teofilo’s face yellow. In the Native American Culture the color yellow stands for mourning or death. Teofilo may be dead‚ but Silko presents him as a transitional character going through the three stage process. Silko uses the three

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    or a social pyramid in society. In many cases people assume that their race‚ religion‚ or way of life is correct and anything else is wrong. One example of this is in “The Man to Send the Rain Clouds.” The Laguna tribe had to hide the fact that their relative‚ Teofilo‚ had died. “Thank God for that. Teofilo is a very old man.” “No he won’t be doing that anymore now.” “Well‚ I’m glad you understand. I hope I’ll be seeing you at mass this week – we missed you last Sunday. See if you can get old Teofilo

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    people think of it as an activity of a ceremony or religion activity. Furthermore‚ tradition is passed down generation to generation doing the same thing knowingly it is the right thing to do. Shirley Jackson’s "The Lottery" and Leslie Marmon Silko’s "The Man to Send Rain Clouds." Both authors illustrate the importance of the tradition. How each of the characters values the tradition that they carry into their society. They depict how culture can affect their lives. Despite all the advantages of the

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    The Man to Send Rain Clouds Readers Reaction This was quite an interesting story. There were three sections to the story which broke the story in three different times in one day. The characters were all very nonchalant except for the priest who showed some emotion when he found out that old Teofilo died. The story kept our interest‚ however‚ it did not lead a very clear trail to the end‚ and there was no real climax where we felt there was a good peak. The story needs to be read more than once to

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    and differences that span from one society to the next. Much can be learned from understanding the different ways of life and being culturally sensitive to all the different practices of people such as the people in the story "A Man to Send Rain Clouds" by Leslie Marmon Silko. American culture not only takes death extremely serious‚ but fears it in many ways. Our society treats death in such a personal way that we have created several euphemisms to exemplify that people have died like passed away

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     death is seen as a passing from the physical life to the  spiritual life. By requesting Teofilo to send rain‚ this spiritual aspect of death is demonstrated  in “The Man to Send Rain Clouds“‚ by Leslie Marmon Silko‚  along with cultural traditions such  as face painting. Both of these actions are inspired by the Native­American culture which the  main characters in the story‚ namely Leon and Ken are desperately trying to keep alive. In:  “The Man to Send Rain Clouds“‚ Silko illustrates the coalescence of cultural and religious  diffe

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    “The Man to Send Rain Clouds” The theme of Leslie Marmon Silko’s The Man to Send Rain Clouds revolves around the idea of maintaining your culture in the opposition of the “religious right.” Leon is faced with strong opposition about his tribe’s rituals in regard to the burying of one of their dead. That opposition comes from the Christian priest and his ideas of what is sacred. Cultures around the world embrace death in different ways. Some mourn and fear death; others accept it and find

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