The Man Who Sends Rain CloudsReader ReactionThis was a pretty interesting story. There were three sections of the story that told the story at three different times in one day. The characters were all very casual except the priest who showed some emotion when he learned that old Teofilo was dead. The story held our interest, however, it didn't bring a very clear path to the end and there wasn't a real climax where we felt there was a good peak. The story must be read more than once to be truly appreciated. Plot Summary One • Teofilo is at the sheep camp in the arroyo when he rests in the shade under a cotton tree and dies. • After Teofilo has been missing for a few days, Leon and Ken come looking for him and discover that "he had been dead a day or more, and the sheep had wandered and scattered up and down the arroyo." • They gather the sheep and then return to wrap Theophilus in a red blanket. .• They paint his face with different colors and ask him to send them rain.• On the way back to Pueblow (town) Leon and Ken see Father Paul, who asked if they have found their missing grandfather yet, and tell him where they are found I found him, but not that he is dead. "Good morning, father. We had just gone to the sheep camp. Everything is fine now." Two • Louise and Teresa are waiting for them to return with some news about Teofilo. • Leon tells the girls that they found Teofilo dead near "a cottonwood tree in the big arroyo near the sheep camp." • Leon and Ken carry a red blanket with Teofilo's body, dressing him in new clothes to be buried. • After a quiet lunch, Ken went to see when the gravediggers might have the grave ready, "I think it can be ready before dark." • Neighbors and clan people come to their house...... middle of paper...... plants and animals above.ThemeThe theme of this story is that people will always be different and you can't force them your ideas. In this story the priest ignores the fact that these Indians do not want to have a Catholic burial and that they only want to use holy water to bring rain. All the priest cares about is acquiring parishioners, while the Indians only want to pay homage to the old man while staying true to their heritage. Historical Significance Leslie Marmon Silko was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1948, where she grew up on the Laguna Pueblo Reservation. There, he comes from a mixed heritage: Anglo, Mexican and Native American and has lived among all these types of people. This is directly reflected in The Man toSend Rain Clouds. The story is about the native Mexicans who live with the white priest, Father Paul.