"Man to Send Rain Clouds": A Compormise in Cultural Identity - exhibits how the loss of culture can happen in society.

Culture instills a significant role in family life. Family traditions are often passed down from one generation to the next, and usually produce added complexity from outside influence over time. The original identity of the belief continues to be apparent, although more ideas have been added to the basic cultural belief. In Leslie Silko's short story, "The Man to send Rain Clouds", this predicament arises. Although a constant influence of Catholic beliefs are apparent in …

…original beliefs and values must be kept noticeable, or else the origins of the culture may die out. Silko's explanation "[Cultures], bring us together, despite great distances between [them]," (Silko, "Language" 772), shows that the different beliefs people withhold brings us together. Although the Church attempts to influence Leon's family, and Leon tries to keep the identity of his beliefs, they eventually concede to form what may be known as a new form of Laguna culture.