What appear to be Momaday's purposes for writing Rainy Mountain?
I think Momaday's purpose for writing Rainy Mountain is to show that sometimes myths and legends have more depth to them than what people give them credit for. The way Momaday tells a myth and then backs the myth with a little bit of history along with some personal experience lets me know that, hey, myths come from somewhere and have a purpose. They teach lessons and have a little bit of historical truth to them.
How would you describe Momaday's concepts of history and mythand their interrelationship?
Like I stated above, I believe that myths and history go hand in hand. Myths give a little look into the background of the past and they try to explain events that couldn't be reasonably explained at the time. You can learn from history and you can learn from myths.
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