Question

Read the following excerpt from Leslie Marmon Silko’s story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds."

Answer 1

It is B) He is considered to be an outsider. i got it right on my exam

Answer 2

Answer: The right answer is the B: He is considered to be an outsider.

Explanation: Leon and his brother-in-law, Ken, had found Teofilo's corpse under a tree. However, when Father Paul, a Franciscan priest, asked them if they had found him, Leon did not mention that Teofilo had died. He did not openly lie to the priest, but he avoided mentioning Teofilo's death to him. This shows that Father Paul was not considered part of the tribe, but an outsider that was trying to "impose" his faith and his religious practices on a community that already had its own.