She could tell of the Crows, who she had never seen, and of the Black Hills, where she had never been. I wanted to see in realit
y what she had seen more perfectly in the mind’s eye... Which tone is conveyed by the language in this excerpt? a sense of respect for Aho misgivings about the future spiritual longing for the past disinterest in the present
In N. Scott Momaday's memoir "The Way To Rainy Mountain", he narrates how he embarked on rediscovering his Kiowa heritage and the importance of preserving one's cultural background. Momaday uses a semi- autobiographical form of writing in providing the history and migration of the Kiowa people from their initial residence in Montana to Oklahoma.
In the given passage, the narrator is talking about his grandmother Aho who perfectly remembers the "<em>Crows, who gave them the culture and religion of the Plains</em>". But she was never a part of those who traveled, but rather the stories told by her forefathers. Her ability to remember and preserve those memories as if she had personally experienced them impressed the narrator, who have a huge respect for her. Her memory of the "<em>crows,.... and the Black Hills where she had never been</em>" shows how she values the stories and tales of her own forefathers and the culture and heritage of the Kiowa people as a whole.
