加拿大毕业论文：关于印第安人仪式的故事
故事中讨论了一个关于印第安人仪式的故事;仪式是关于老特菲洛的葬礼。在他死后的几天里，莱昂和肯在一棵杨树下发现了他，并决定将他埋葬。然而，他们需要水来埋葬，所以其中一个朋友将传统的理念运用到实际的环境中。这些人把花粉和玉米粉撒在特菲洛身上，同时在他的脸上涂上颜料，最后才将他埋葬。作者描述了一个传统的印第安人的葬礼，人物利用基督教为葬礼加水，希望祖父能给他们送来一些雨云。
故事的背景非常漂亮，它帮助读者想象故事的发展方向。当圣水洒在祖父的坟墓上时，它甚至在接触地面之前就消失了。
故事中呈现的场景往往在故事的冲突中起着非常重要的作用。Silko将葬礼的准备工作描述为一种物理和传统的环境。在这样的背景下，读者可以想象当地的传统，就像印第安人传统葬礼的气氛被唤起一样，读者能够与故事相关联。
在故事的冲突中，背景也起到了一定的作用。保罗神父不高兴的原因是他不能给他的祖父一个合适的葬礼。因为埋葬的方式不当，教会也不参与，所以保罗神父不赞成整个的埋葬方式。故事“一个人送雨云”利用了背景，让读者可以一直沉浸在人物的动作中。在同样的帮助下，读者能够解释这个故事。整个故事的主要力量是风景。在整个故事中，作者不断地使用雨云的隐喻，提醒读者水和死亡所带来的悲伤。故事中的两种宗教因埋葬的方式不同而有所不同。
加拿大毕业论文 ：关于印第安人仪式的故事
A story about a Native American ritual has been discussed in the story; the ritual is about the burial of old Teofilo. It is after the few days of his death that Leon and Ken find him under a cottonwood tree and decide to bury him. However, they need water for the burial, so one of the friends utilizes the idea of tradition in a physical setting. The men sprinkle pollen and cornmeal on Teofilo and at the same time they paint his face before they finally bury him. A traditional Indian burial has been described by the author and the characters utilize Christianity to add water to the burial in hopes that the grandfather might send them some rain clouds.
The setting in the story is very beautiful and it assists the reader to envision where the story is taking pace. At the time when the holy water is being sprinkled over the grave of grandfather, it seems to disappear before it even touches the ground.
The setting being presented in the story tends to play a very significant part in the conflict of the story. The preparation for the burial is described by Silko as a physical and traditional setting. Native traditions can be imagined by the reader with this setting as with an evoked atmosphere of traditional burial of Native American, the reader is able to correlate to the story.
In the conflict of the story, the setting also plays a part. The reason of unhappiness of Father Paul is that he was unable to give a proper burial to his grandfather. Since the burial was not done in a proper manner and the church did not participate in the same, Father Paul disagrees with the whole manner of burial. The story “A Man to Send Rain Clouds” utilizes the setting so that the reader could stay engaged in the actions of the character. With the help of the same, the reader was able to interpret the story. The main strength of the entire story is the scenery. The reader is being reminded of the sorrow caused by water and death by continuous used of metaphors of raincloud throughout the story. The two religions in the story are different because of the manner in which burial is conducted.
