Question

"Send us rain clouds, Grandfather." They laid the bundle in the back of the pickup and covered it with a heavy tarp before they started back to the pueblo. This quote is located early in the narrative. What does it reveal about Leon?

Answer 1

Answer:

He greatly values the traditional beliefs of the Pueblo people.  

Explanation:

Leslie Chapman's magic realism story "The Man To Send Rain Clouds" tells the story of how the death of the old man Teofilo reveals the conflicting rituals that concerns the beliefs of the Pueblo Indians and the Christian believers. This short story deals with this conflict between the two groups of believers, culminating in the decision on how to bury the old man's dead body.

Set in the time of drought, the Pueblo Indians belief that the departed souls do look after the needs of the people left behind. Likewise, Leon believes that if the priest sprinkle his grandfather's grave with the holy water, then they can sure expect him to "send them big thunder clouds  for sure". This shows that he still hold a strong belief in the Pueblo Indian people's belief in their traditional ways. He even refused to have a Christian burial for his grandfather, instead opting for their traditional method.