Leslie Marmon Silko's "The Man to Send Rain Clouds"

Discussion Questions

1.) In what ways is the Native American community shows to be close to nature?

2.) What is the significance of the fact that these men gather the sheep before tending to their grandfather?

3.) Why does Leon smile over his grandfather's corpse?

4.) How do Leon and Ken view death?

5.) How does Silko depict the closeness of this Native American community?

6.) Why is Father Paul an outsider?

7.) What are Father Paul's ambitions? Why can't he achieve them?

8.) Why does Louise want holy water sprinkled on Teofilo's body?

9.) What is the significance of the cottonwood tree under which Teofilo dies?

10.) What is the significance of the reference to the car headlights at the close?