Read the three voices from Section I below and then answer the question: Tribal Voice (myth): "You know, everything had to begin
, and this is how it was: the Kiowas came one by one into the world through a hollow log." Historical Voice: "They called themselves Kwuda and later Tepda, both of which mean 'coming out'. Memory Voice: Yes, I thought, now I see the earth as it really is; never again will I see things as I saw them yesterday or the day before." Which of the following threads is connecting the 3 voices in this section? Question 25 options: How the Kiowa came to be known by that name Memories are critical to the history of the tribe Kiowa find great meaning in nature The passage of time
In "A Way to Rainy Mountain", by N. Scott Momaday, the three voices are present in Section I of the story. The thread that connects the three voices in this section is <em>Kiowa find great meaning in nature</em>. Nature is critical for the Kiowas. Nature and men are inextricably bonded. They come from a hollow log, they come from nature. They eat what they find in nature. The landscape shapes their identity. In addition to this, myths and history are intertwined.
Answer is D: The passage of time. "Everything had to begin" and "it was", in the Tribal Voice; "they called themselves Kwuda and later Tepda", in the Historical Voice; "now I see the earth as it really is", "never again wiil I see" and "as I saw them yesterday or the day before", in the Memory voice. All these sentences are <em>connected with</em> the <em>passage of time</em>.
