read the excerpt from leslie marmon silko’s story \the man to send rain clouds.\ \we found him under a…

read the excerpt from leslie marmon silko’s story \the man to send rain clouds.\ \we found him under a cottonwood tree in the big arroyo near sheep camp. i guess he sat down to rest in the shade and never got up again.\ leon walked toward the old man’s bed. the red plaid shawl had been shaken and spread carefully over the bed, and a new brown flannel shirt and pair of stiff new levi’s were arranged neatly beside the pillow. louise held the screen door open while leon and ken carried in the red blanket. he looked small and shriveled, and after they dressed him in the new shirt and pants he seemed more shrunken. what detail from this excerpt best symbolizes traditional pueblo culture? the cottonwood tree the new brown shirt the old man’s bed the red blanket

read the excerpt from leslie marmon silko’s story \the man to send rain clouds.\ \we found him under a cottonwood tree in the big arroyo near sheep camp. i guess he sat down to rest in the shade and never got up again.\ leon walked toward the old man’s bed. the red plaid shawl had been shaken and spread carefully over the bed, and a new brown flannel shirt and pair of stiff new levi’s were arranged neatly beside the pillow. louise held the screen door open while leon and ken carried in the red blanket. he looked small and shriveled, and after they dressed him in the new shirt and pants he seemed more shrunken. what detail from this excerpt best symbolizes traditional pueblo culture? the cottonwood tree the new brown shirt the old man’s bed the red blanket

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In Leslie Marmon Silko's story, the red blanket is a symbol of traditional Pueblo culture. In Pueblo traditions, the red blanket (or similar red - colored cloths) is associated with their cultural and religious practices, especially in the context of death and ceremonial preparations. The other options: the cottonwood tree is just a location, the new brown shirt is a modern - style clothing item, and the old man's bed is a common household item without strong cultural symbolic ties compared to the red blanket.

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D. the red blanket