Introduction:
In “The Way to Rainy Mountain” N. Scott Momaday discusses his personal as well as cultural background, as he takes a trip to visit Rainy Mountain after his grandmother has passed away. Momaday’s grandmother, Aho, was one of the last living members of the Kiowa tribe to recall the way of life that the Kiowa lived. Therefore, as Momaday roams around Rainy Mountain he must rely on all the stories his grandmother told him in order to keep the Kiowa history alive. One story told how the tribe came to be through a hollow log, meanwhile another told how the tribe died out because of the lack of buffalo. With every story and tradition that comes to his mind, he gains greater appreciation for the heritage he came from.
Out of all the essays we read I found Momaday’s one of the easiest to read and interpret. Being able to understand what Momaday is saying made reading the essay more enjoyable and relaxing.
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Roemer was very pleased with the way Momaday had written this text, because he could acquaint the students not of the Native American background and culture, with some of the realities about the cultures. Roemer described the text as encouraging, because a lot of children are raised to think that the Native Americans were violent and war people, but Momaday was able to describe his people in a simple but complex way that keeps a student reading. Roemer enjoyed the fact that Momaday could draw in the readers and help them to see the Native Americans as neither saints nor savages. Though Roemer enjoyed Momaday’s text very much, he also saw a fault when it came to describing all Native American cultures, because Momaday only explained the Kiowa tribe it may limit the view of the students as to whether other tribes behave the same
In “The Way to Rainy Mountain” N. Scott Momaday discusses his personal as well as cultural background, as he takes a trip to visit Rainy Mountain after his grandmother has passed away. Momaday’s grandmother, Aho, was one of the last living members of the Kiowa tribe to recall the way of life that the Kiowa lived. Therefore, as Momaday roams around Rainy Mountain he must rely on all the stories his grandmother told him in order to keep the Kiowa history alive. One story told how the tribe came to be through a hollow log, meanwhile another told how the tribe died out because of the lack of buffalo. With every story and tradition that comes to his mind, he gains greater appreciation for the heritage he came from.
Out of all the essays we read I found Momaday’s one of the easiest to read and interpret. Being able to understand what Momaday is saying made reading the essay more enjoyable and relaxing.
Besides …show more content…
Roemer was very pleased with the way Momaday had written this text, because he could acquaint the students not of the Native American background and culture, with some of the realities about the cultures. Roemer described the text as encouraging, because a lot of children are raised to think that the Native Americans were violent and war people, but Momaday was able to describe his people in a simple but complex way that keeps a student reading. Roemer enjoyed the fact that Momaday could draw in the readers and help them to see the Native Americans as neither saints nor savages. Though Roemer enjoyed Momaday’s text very much, he also saw a fault when it came to describing all Native American cultures, because Momaday only explained the Kiowa tribe it may limit the view of the students as to whether other tribes behave the same