Question

Read this passage from The Way to Rainy

Mountain.
In the autumn of 1874, the Kiowas were driven southward
towards the Staked Plains. Columns of troops were
converging upon them from all sides, and they were bone-
weary and afraid (27).
Which of the story's three narrative styles is this
passage an example of?

Answer 1

This passage is an example of historical narrative, as it provides an account of an event that happened in the past. The passage describes how the Kiowas were driven southward by columns of troops, which was an event that occurred in 1874. The passage also describes their feelings of exhaustion and fear, which further reinforces its status as a historical narrative.