The Theme of Indian Identity in “The Way to Rainy Mountain” By Scott Momaday
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51699/mjssh.v2i8.713Keywords:
native American, contemporary, theme, identity, word, language, myths, folklore, imaginationAbstract
The article deals with the theme of identity in American literature of the XX century. The search for Indian identity has become one of the themes that is addressed in the novels of Scott Momaday. The writer’s creative approach to describing the theme is analyzed in the selected work of Scott Momaday.
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