Way To Rainy Mountain Part 3 Analysis

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My favorite part of Way to Rainy Mountain part 3 was triad XXII. I really understood this triad and felt like the author did a good job connecting all three parts. I love how in this triad, the mythical part initially does not have a clear connection to the historical and personal but after reading it multiple the meaning becomes clear. It is seemingly about loss and how karma does not always work in your favor. It details the story of a prized horse in Kiowan culture named “Little Red” and how he died. The mythical part kind of alludes to this horse got killed but does not come out and say “Little Red was shot with an arrow”. I like the mood of uncertainty a reader gets when reading the first part because they do not know who that horse was