Question

Research to Clarify Choose at least one

Answer 1

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Read The Medicine Bag, by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve.

Choose at least one unfamiliar detail from the story. Briefly research  that detail. How does the information you learned shed light on an aspect of the story?

Answer: vision quest

Explanation:

Learning about the tradition of the vision quest allowed me to better understand the importance that rite (and the loss of it) has for the characters.

A vision quest is a rite of passage for the native peoples of North and South America. It´s meant to achieve a state that provides certain knowledge from their spirits, and it´s key or a boy to be recognized as a man.