A major theme that emerges from many great Native American works of literature is the balances that are found in life. One basic Native American value that they lived by is that we should always understand and respect the balances of life. A simplest example in Native American culture as well as in our modern day society is that we wouldn’t have good days unless we had the contrast of bad days. People in our culture want to always be “on top”. When they are “on top,” they consider themselves superior and take big risks in money or relationships that they do not think through. They often live to regret those

In conclusion, if we were more conscious of the Native American values and ideas, our society today would appear meek in contrast to the society that we could become. All the ideas that I presented in this paper go hand in hand; you must understand the balances of life to be happy with what you’re given, and when you’re happy with what you’re given, you want to be responsible to your people. In living by and believing in these values, our culture will flourish and the value of life itself will improve. We can become a more productive and serene society if we just are happy with what we have and look out for one another. If we accomplished this, we would be one step closer to the ideal balance of the Native American societies that are constantly presented to us in their great works of literature.

decisions when the down side comes around and the balance takes action. In the story “The Man to Send Rain Cloud” we see a balance between life and death. When the man in the story dies, instead of being full of sorrow and regret, the people are grateful that the man will send rain clouds down from above to water their crops. So, in dying, the m

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