Read the following quote from leslie marmon silko’s story "the man to send rain clouds."
the priest stared down at his scuffed brown loafers and the worn hem of his cassock. "for a christian burial it was necessary."
his voice was distant, and leon thought that his blue eyes looked tired.
"it's o. k., father, we just want him to have plenty of water."
the priest sank down into the green chair and picked up a glossy missionary magazine. he turned the colored pages full of lepers and pagans without looking at them.
"you know i can't do that, leon. there should have been the last rites and a funeral mass at the very least."
based on this excerpt, what can be inferred about father paul’s feelings?
(a) he secretly feels frustrated that leon and the pueblo people hold on to their traditional beliefs.
(b) he hopes to convince the pueblo people to convert from their traditional beliefs to christianity.
(c) he is upset because he is unable to stand up to leon’s demands and manipulations.
(d) he is discouraged because leon does not view the holy water as a holy symbol.

(A) He secretly feels frustrated that Leon and the Pueblo people hold on to their traditional beliefs is the correct answer.

Explanation:

The Mand to Send Rain Clouds is a story written by American writer Leslie Marmon Silkon, one of the main figures in the so called Native American Renaissance. The story is about the burial of old Teofilo, a guy who died in the sheep camp.

In the excerpt, frustration is expressed by the Father using his body language: signs such as the way he looked at his loafers and his cassock, or how he passed the pages of the missionary magazine, along his voice, can support this idea. He had brought new traditions such as the Holy Water or the complete rite of a Christian burial, but Leon is the example of how people in Pueblo refused to accept these new traditions.

because of all the immigration, america became one big melting pot. the diversity of cultures from all over the world made america somewhat divided as well. people that immigrated stayed with their kind, and their traditions, while native born americans stayed with their kind and their traditions. normally, people born in american scorned the immigrants as well. the new religions also divided america. in summary, it took away from the american culture and identified america as the "melting pot."