Momaday descibes the landscape of Rainy Mountain, which is a knoll in the Olkahoma Plains where the kiowas have lived for a long time. The weather here is harsh but Momadays evocative description of the landscape is beautiful.
In my opinion, no. If it was okay, the human population wouldn’t be so big for one. Also it’s not right. Yes people will test the limits, but that doesn’t give someone the right to end another’s life for it.
Answer:
It shows that no one was free from witchcraft and that the authorities were willing to execute anyone to maintain their supremacy and need for control.
Explanation:
Giles Corey was a very influential farmer in Salem, in addition to being an admirable respected man and a high-ranking member of the Puritan church, but since he was accused of witchcraft, all his influence was not able to save him from torture and execution by stoning. This was done because the Salem authorities wanted to show that no one was free from the supremacy and control that they had in the city, showing that any citizen was passive to face the terrible yoke established by them.