Question

The three parts of Section X in The Way to Rainy Mountain talk about the Tai-me. How does the author use the historical passage to address the topic?

A.It validates the Tai-me as a critical object in Kiowa culture.
B.It details the way the Tai-me became a protective object for the Kiowa.
C.It reveals why the Tai-me is so powerful.
D.It presents the influence of the Tai-me in the author’s life.

Answer 1

A) It validates the tai-me as a critical object in kiowa culture.

Answer 2

In Section X of "The Way to Rainy Mountain" by N. Scott Momaday, the author writes about the Tai-Me. He uses the historical passage to address the topic because A. It validates the Tai-Me as a critical object in Kiowa culture.

In Section X he talks about Tai-Me. The historical voice describes Tai-Me in detail. Then he quotes James Mooney, an anthropologist who studied American Indians, including the Kiowas. Mooney explains Tai-Me's importance in the Kiowa culture, and in this way, Tai-Me is validated scientifically.