The Man To Send Rain Clouds Analysis

When the word tradition is mention, people think of it as an activity of a ceremony or religion activity. Furthermore, tradition is passed down generation to generation doing the same thing knowingly it is the right thing to do. Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" and Leslie Marmon Silko's "The Man to Send Rain Clouds." Both authors illustrate the importance of the tradition. How each of the characters values the tradition that they carry into their society. They depict how culture can affect their lives. Despite all the advantages of the culture they value, it also has a disadvantage that makes it different from one another. These two stories shows how they have so much respect for their ritual burials. As a matter of fact, they appreciate it
In Jackson's story, "The Lottery" it states how the lottery is important to them. As Old Warner said, "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon." (Jackson 246). In this statement, Old Warner is trying to say that causing lottery will provide them with a wealthy crop. In other words, they must sacrifice one of their own to gain to have a plentiful harvest. As Jennifer Hicks stated that this is a sacrifice for the gods and with this sacrifice God shall give them a good crop. The lottery is their way to show to the Gods how they are willing to have a plentiful harvest even all it means to sacrifice one of their own. Same as goes with "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" Leon "tied a small gray feather in the old man's long white hair." (Silko 376). Not only that but according to Angelina Paul, they also paint Teofilo's face. As a ritual burial for them, they had to do this so Teofilo will cross over into the next world. As a ritual burial for them, they had to do this so Teofilo will cross over into the next world. It indicates that these two stories illustrate how each ritual burial are related to religion. Knowingly God will acknowledge their doings. At this time of period, there is much ritual that is going on to be recognized by the