'El Tonto Del Bario and The Man to Send Rain Clouds'

' many an(prenominal) chance upon readings in the short stories, El Tonto Del Barrio, by Jose Armos, and, The world to rouse fall Clouds, by Leslie Marmon Silko, be made through and through the emphasis on subtletys. Silko and Armos use cultural traditions in the development of themes, through a combination of maintaining tradition and by a compromise amongst culture and ages.\nThe grandpa dies in the source of The homo to Send rain down Clouds, and the grandkids past use a mixture of the immanent American traditions and the Catholic rituals for his funeral. El Tonto Del Barrio is more or less Romero and the modality he connects with the Barrio. It shows the effects of the route Romero originally interacted with the town and the way this changed as Seferino insisted that Romero needed to be paid for his work. both(prenominal) authors showed how the cultures strived to maintain their traditions through their stories. The original culture in The Man to Send Rain C louds was the Native Americans ways. regular the title of the invention is symbolic, as that was a traditional orison to the spirits by the Indians for rains. A key part of their keep was their sheep. This is shown in the trading floor through the way the grandad was found. Teofilo was nonice by Leon and cognisance under a big white basswood tree surrounded by his herd, he had been on his deathbed and he still would not leave his sheep. Leon and wad enwrapped the grandfather in a bright rubor blanket, painted his face, bind a laurel wreath in his hair, and tossed edible corn meal and pollen close to him (Silko). Each of these actions would construct been important to the grandfather. This is how generations onwards had treated the deceased. The funeral besides held many traditions. The rite itself was performed by the practice of medicine man. They sprinkled corn meal around his to transgress him food for his break down to his next place. He was still wrapped in his scarlet wool blanket, he was also tiring a equate of moccasins. Teofilo had made these himself with the cloaked of wearing them f... '