The Road to Rainy Mountain is not a normal novel at all. It doesn't have the same cookie-cutter structure as most books, where the plot goes from start to finish in neat little chapters. It's not just a simple book, it's a book that has meaning and it's a book that makes its readers think. It's a book about connections from the past. These connections are like puzzle pieces that the main character, N. Scott Momaday, must put together on his journey to truly understand his heritage. Through the past, Momaday finds ways to honor her grandmother's memory and connect with her Kiowa culture. The past comes in many different forms; it could be a very distant past spanning hundreds of years ago or simply just a minute ago. Momaday uses the past to complete his journey and add meaning to the book as a whole; this past includes the history of the Kiowa people, the memory of his grandmother, and the memories of his childhood. The history of the Kiowa people comes in two forms, the facts about the tribe and also the myths and legends that have been passed down from generation to generation. This story is part of Momaday culture; it's a part of him and it's a really important part of the book. Every culture has a beginning, a place of origin and ultimately everything also has an end. The Kiowa had both of these things, they had a past full of different events, some were happy and some were sad, but all were part of the culture they created. Rainy Mountain is part of this history and is essentially the most important place for the Kiowa. This mountain or knoll is located in the plains of Oklahoma. This land is described by Momaday this way: “Looking at the landscape in the early morning, with...... middle of paper ...... who has been deprived of a true Kiowa education. He was part of the generation that didn't quite connect with those who were more traditional. Momaday took it upon himself to connect these two generations, to connect with his grandmother. His journey began long before he was born. It started with the history of the Kiowa, the past and the origins of the tribe, then it led him to his grandmother and all the memories he had of her, and finally he connected both to his past, to his memories. . The past is what made this book so unique because Momaday took all these different forms of it and connected them in a way that completed the puzzle. In this way he concluded his journey and somehow closed the gap between him and his grandmother, the traditional and the modern. He linked the Kiowa together; it made them one, one tribe.