In this excerpt from the way to rainy mountain, the author uses language that depicts the sun as a human. he was very angry…he threw the ring and it did what he told it to do; it struck the woman and killed her, and then the sun’s child was all alone. what is the effect of this language?

It conveys a tone of fantasy.

Explanation:

The author of The Way to Rainy Mountain is Scott Momaday, he used his work to provoke an emotional response from the reader. While transforming the sun and portraiting it as human he uses personification as a tool to create this magical fantasy world in his book.

it is a part of john locke's natural rights popular during the age of enlightenment that people had inalienable rights to life, liberty and property. this was reflected by thomas jefferson in his declaration of independence as rights to life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

another line in the declaration of independence is that people have certain rights just because they are human. humans are capable of obeying the three natural rights john locke mentioned making them governable by these laws and therefore entitled to these rights as well.

the old way of life was represented by superstition, an angry god, and absolute submission to authority. the thinkers of the age of reason ushered in a new way of thinking. this new way championed the accomplishments of humankind. individuals did not have to accept despair. science and reason could bring happiness and progress. kings did not rule by divine right. they had an obligation to their subjects. europeans pondered the implications for nearly a century. americans put them into practice first.