Teofilo
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Teofilo is an elderly Pueblo man whose death and traditional burial rituals are central to the themes of cultural identity and conflict in Leslie Marmon Silko’s short story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds."
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pueblo man
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| age | elderly ⓘ |
| appearsIn | "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
cultural identity
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syncretism of Native and Catholic practices ⓘ tradition versus modernity ⓘ |
| burialRitualType | traditional Pueblo burial rituals ⓘ |
| characterStatus | deceased for most of the narrative ⓘ |
| conflictType | intersection of Native and Catholic ritual practices ⓘ |
| createdBy | Leslie Marmon Silko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalBackground | Native American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Pueblo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyRole | grandfather figure in the Pueblo community ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | American literature ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| importanceInCurriculum |
frequently studied in discussions of Native American literature
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used to illustrate cultural hybridity in literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary Native American literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for exploration of cultural conflict
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catalyst for exploration of cultural identity ⓘ |
| plotEvent | his death initiates the burial rituals in the story ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Catholic influence on burial rites
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Pueblo traditional beliefs ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central figure in the death and burial rituals ⓘ |
| settingAssociation | Pueblo reservation in the American Southwest ⓘ |
| storyMedium | short story ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
embodiment of ancestral presence
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symbol of continuity of Pueblo traditions ⓘ |
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