Journal # 8 A First American Views His Land

Momaday shows the relationship between Native American and nature, he gives me a chance to further learning about the culture of Native American from their spirit of nature. From the Navajo ceremonial song of celebrating sounds that are made in the natural world, I can read the realization of Navajo that the nature is beautiful and their respect for the nature. I think this would be the Native American’s spiritual value of the nature, also is their trust and belief. I like the way Momaday to show the song “voice above…voice below”, it feels that the voice of human and voice of nature have a good combination, and seems that the sounds in nature more powerful. Nature is where we alive in and where created us. So whatever the culture is, recognition of beauty and respect of nature are a kind of universal idea.