Language plays an immense role in Ride the Wind. The story covers the last years of the Comanche and the expansion of America. Many Comanche words are used throughout the text, as is the tendency for each Indian to have more than one name. Names are extremely important in Indian culture, and are chosen with careful consideration. Names reflect each person's character, something unique about them. The language of humans, Indian and white are similar in both love and war as Cynthia Ann learns. When she first joins the Comanche, she is immediately adopted into a family who cherishes and nurtures her. She does not understand their language, but she understands their intention. Because of this feeling of safety, the horrific scene where her father is murdered and her former way of life was destroyed moves far back into the recesses of her mind. It takes Naduah just a little while to understand the language of love of her adoptive family and their way of life.
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