The Indians View The Indian writing titled, “I Went to Kill the Deer,” by the Taos Pueblo Indians introduced a very unique kind of perspective about the universe. For one, the writing offers the suggestion of personification. In other words, the writer gave things that aren’t alive human characteristics and traits. An example of this would be when he says, “The heart of the mountain beats”(Taos Pueblo). When he refers to the mountain …showed first 75 words of 303 total…

…showed last 75 words of 303 total…deer went with the eagle/ Into the heart of the mountain/ Safe from me who did not hear/ The heart of the mountain beating”(Taos Pueblo) He can not feel the heart beat because it is not his territory or his right to be there. So in a way, the Taos Pueblo Indians don’t think of themselves any different or better than anything else because they have a respect for life and the universe.