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Origins and Encounters

This overview explores the Laguna Pueblo, a group settled in the Southwest long before the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in 1540. Founded in 1699, the Laguna people have maintained their rich cultural values despite outside influences. In examining "The Man to Send Rain Clouds," set in contemporary New Mexico, we delve into themes of tradition and harmony. Key literary elements such as plot, conflict, symbolism, and inferences provide insight into the narrative and its representation of Pueblo beliefs, practices, and the significance of cultural rituals.

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Origins and Encounters

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  1. Origins and Encounters The Man to Send Rain Clouds

  2. Build Background • Pueblo groups • Settled in SW thousands of years before Spanish conquistadors in 1540. • Spanish attempted to establish a colony and convert the Pueblos to Catholicism. • Laguna people of western New Mexico are a Pueblo group. • Founded in 1699 • Maintain many values and beliefs even with the influence of the outside culture

  3. Words to Know • Arroyo—deep gully cut by an intermittent stream; a dry gulch. • Mesa—a broad, flat-topped hill with cliff-like sides. • Cloister—a place devoted to religious seclusion; a monastery or convent. • Cassock—ankle-length garment worn by clergymen (close-fitting waist and sleeves). • Perverse—stubbornly opposed to what is right or reasonable; wrong-headed.

  4. Cultural Information • http://www2005.lang.osaka-u.ac.jp/~krkvls/laguna.html • http://www.nativeamericans.com/Pueblo.htm • http://www.lagunapueblo.org • http://www.nmmagazine.com/NMGUIDE/laguna.html

  5. “The Man to Send Rain Clouds” • Setting—Contemporary NM • Themes—Traditions/harmony

  6. Literature Terms • Plot--Sequence of actions and events in a literary work. • Conflict—struggle between opposing forces that forms the basis of the plot • Inferences—a logical guess based on evidence. • Symbolism—person, place, or thing that stands for something beyond itself (idea/feeling)

  7. A classic literary plot diagram

  8. Conflict • Internal Conflict—between opposing forces within a character • External Conflict—pits a character against nature, society, or another character.

  9. Inferences • What inference does Father Paul make about Teofilo from Leon’s comments when they meet the first time? • Why do you think Leon and Ken do not tell Father Paul about Teofilo’s death right away? • What can you infer about Louise from the fact that she wants Father Paul to sprinkle holy water for Teofilo?

  10. Symbolism • What is the symbolic meaning of the corn meal and pollen that are scattered to mark Teofilo’s death?

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