the things they carried

Question

what is the PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF KIOWA  in the book

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Answer 1

What Kiowa carried, individually: "an illustrated New Testament that had been presented to him by his father" and "his grandmother's distrust of the white man" and "his grandfather's old hunting hatchet" (2). The hatch is also described as being "feathered" (5). Furthermore, he carried "a pair of moccasins for silence" (6). It is also mentioned several times that he wore boots. He carries a "rucksack" to carry the other items he has (82). He also wore " a gold wristwatch" (95). He was a devout Christian, and his belief in salvation was "present in the boy's smile" (104).

What Kiowa looked like: mostly likely mixed-race, due to the items he carried and the multiple references to his father's faith and his mother's distrust. He is described as a "monk", so that brings to mind certain images (78).

Honestly, I did not find any specific details of what he looked like. Sometimes authors describe these things in minute detail-- Tim O'Brien described Kiowa's death more than his body.