总 结

The last section, the Closing In, describes the end of the Kiowa golden age and has a lot to do with the death of the Kiowa culture. We can understand the author’s own observations from when he retraced the long journey to Rainy Mountain his ancestors had taken. As the text draws to an end, all parts start to combine, the mythology becomes more historical, the history becomes more personal, and the personal tales become more mythological.