Momaday's story is one of personal reflection, an example of narration, exposition, and description essay. In his essay he combines personal, familiar, and tribal stories about Kiowa Indian history. The story begins with a description of Rainy Mountain. The language is poetic. His tone is very objective, as he relates significant facts; sometimes his tone is intensely emotional, especially when speaking of his grandmother. Momaday uses simile, metaphor, and personification in this story.
He divides the essay in three parts which include: the legend, the history, and the personal memory. In addition, I noticed that essay is told in three different voices. The first I noticed that was about the voice of the father, the ancestral voice and the voice of the Kiowa culture. The second one, i noticed was about the voice of the historical commentary. And the third one obviously, was the author's voice.
What is true is that Momaday doesn't take a trip to Rainy Mountain. He makes his way, in much the same way as his ancestors. In my opinion when he stands at his grandmother's grave at the narrative's conclusion, he embraces not only her memory, but also his own heritage.
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