Essays on Rainy Mountain

Nature has many aspects depending of the viewpoint of an individual. Different people have various opinions of nature, either in a scientific view, religious view or even cultural view. From the stars in the sky, the sun, the moon the landscape, the flora and fauna all have a deep meaning to various individuals or groups. The following is an analysis of three writings of writers who portrayed their views on nature. N. Scott Momaday through her article, “The Way to Rainy Mountain” explains the nature through her viewpoint while “The Solace of Open Spaces” by Gretel Ehrlich shows the ...

Position of Native American Narrative in the American Narrative

Local Americans endured an aggregate disaster throughout the span of the nineteenth century. At the same time their stories can't be basically dense into one expert account of thrashing and destruction. To comprehend what happened to "The American Indian," we have to take a gander at the lives of the numerous Indians––and whites––that helped this multi-faceted story. At practically every turn, Native Americans ended up overpowered by Anglo-Americans' budgetary and military assets. At the neither same time their reaction to occasions was not, one or the other one-dimensional nor defeatist. Some attempted discretion. Others turned to religion. Still others ...

There are three voices in the book The Way to Rainy Mountain, the first voice symbolizing ancient leadership, the second being one that narrates history. The second voice is of historical commentary and the third is that of personal reminiscence. The Sun dance was a ceremony not of worshipping the sun but rather derived its name from the participants’ practice of starring upward or gazing into the sun. The dance was celebrated during the summer. The groups in which the Kiowa were divided into six referred to as bands who performed separate duties while they camped around central lodge ...

Rhetorical Analysis

Introduction This paper gives an in-depth critical rhetorical analysis of The Way to Rainy Mountain. It does this by focusing on the purpose, audience and context in which it was written. The Way to Rainy Mountain is a folklore which written by Scott Momaday and published by the University of Mexico Printing Press in 1967. It gives an account of the history of the Kiowa community. It traces its origin, movement, development, beliefs, traditions, and the challenges it faced as a result of its interactions with other people. It creates a picture on the history of the community during the ancient ...