Question

In this excerpt from The Way to Rainy Mountain, the author uses language that depicts the sun as a human.

He was very angry…he threw the ring and it did what he told it to do; it struck the woman and killed her, and then the sun’s child was all alone.


What is the effect of this language?


It conveys a historical tone.


It creates a mythological tone.


It creates an unemotional mood.


It develops a mood of expectation.

Answer 1

It creates a mythological tone.

Step-by-step explanation:

N Scott Momaday's book "The Way to Rainy Mountain" details the journey of the Kiowa people in their migration from the Montana area to their final settlement in the Rainy Mountains.

Momaday's book is also a rediscovering of his Kiowa ancestry. He provided a description of his forefathers and their trials and journeys they had endured. It also included oral narrations of their folklore and myths, even personifying the figure of the Sun. This personification of the sun not only gave it an entity but also creates the mythological/ fantastical tone of the story. The mythological tone is supported by the fact that he mentioned how "he threw the ring and it did what he told it to do; it struck the woman and killed her, and then the sun’s child was all alone." Thus, the effect of the language used in these lines creates a mythological tone f the story.