ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In Leslie Marmon Silko’s short story “ The Man to Send Rain Clouds ”, the death of family patriarch Teofilo stirs an apparent conflict between traditional Laguna Native American customs represented by his family and the Catholic Church represented by a priest known as Father Paul.

Detailed explanation-2: -He turned the colored pages full of lepers and pagans without looking at them. “You know I can’t do that, Leon. There should have been the Last Rites and a funeral Mass at the very least."

Detailed explanation-3: -"The Man to Send Rain Clouds” explores the cultural and social tension between the Pueblo Native Americans and the Catholic Mission. For younger generations of Native Americans such as Leon, the struggle to maintain a balance between the traditional ways of his people and the modern ways of Catholicism is very real.

Detailed explanation-4: -Leon invites Father Paul to bring his holy water to the grave. In spite of the irregularity-Father Paul tells Leon that last rites and a mass should be said before a proper Catholic burial-he accepts the invitation to be part of the ceremony and sprinkles the water.