Thunder rides a black horse, by Claire Farrer

        I feel that what Claire Farrer means by living in the 'mythic present' is that although most Indian culture is perceived long to have been different, it is in fact very live and active today. I will give specific examples from her book, Thunder Rides a Black Horse, to support my arguments of what the 'mythic present' actually means and list many examples of events that could be considered to be in the 'mythic present.…

…idea that the Apache are in many ways living in the same manner as they did hundreds of years ago despite the many ways society has changed over those years. These examples as well as many more are evidence that the Apache indeed do live in the mythic present. 'The mythic present does a lot of work in today's life' (25). Bibliography Farrer, Claire R. 1994 Thunder Rides A Black Horse Waveland Press Inc., Prospect Heights, IL