... bring her back. Readers also see in "Blankets," by Sherman Alexie, that this short story about Native Americans also brings a sense of endearment, but towards parents instead of lovers. The son in this story respects his father. an alcoholic, enough to let a complete stranger sing a healing song to ... love, they even go to the extent of doing things that are not allowed to help their loved ones. Throughout each story, the main characters make mistakes but those mistakes do not hold either men from understanding and respecting their cultures. The author allows the reader to focus on ......

• Word Count: 620
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... learn of the disease Fetal Alcohol Syndrome through one of the main characters (Adam). Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is passed to a child during pregnancy, by his/her mother's consumption of alcohol. This stigma is something that will haunt an individual for a lifetime. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome disturbs more Native Americans than any other ethnic group. The severity of the disease is very important. Depending on ... ; the child has increased risks of having the disease as well as having a severe case. As we encounter the main focus of The Broken Cord, Michael Dorris" way of dealing with Adam his ...

• Word Count: 1555
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... there were hundreds." His father doesn't mind. "What's real?" he asks. "I ain't interested in what's real. I'm interested in how things should be." The son takes a lesson. When his father later abandons both his mother and him, Victor dreams of a homecoming and stands on the porch all night long waiting, wrapped in ... Indians. It hardly seems necessary to even announce that: The film is so relaxed about its characters, so much at home in their world, that we sense it's an inside job. Most films about Native Americans have had points to make and scores to settle, like all those earnest 19...

• Word Count: 2547
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... as a proper French woman, the reader is shown how Oneta is torn between her true identity and her upbringing. As tensions rise between the Native American and French people with the breaking of treaties and promises, Fuller shows us how easy it was for Oneta to recognize her heritage. While ... young, Fuller introduces the readers to the character, Pierre Debans. Fuller used Pierre, to show how ignorant French people were to the ways of the Native American people. When Oneta first spoke to him, the author expressed that "He jumped as if he had sat on a thorn-bush." What? You ... of spe...

• Word Count: 1625
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... there were hundreds." His father doesn't mind. "What's real?" he asks. "I ain't interested in what's real. I'm interested in how things should be." The son takes a lesson. When his father later abandons both his mother and him, Victor dreams of a homecoming and stands on the porch all night long waiting, wrapped in ... Indians. It hardly seems necessary to even announce that: The film is so relaxed about its characters, so much at home in their world, that we sense it's an inside job. Most films about Native Americans have had points to make and scores to settle, like all those earnest 19...

• Word Count: 2533
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... for her husband. Ayah began to reflect on her past and her children. The short story was full of flashbacks which described the death of her son, Jimmie, who joined the United States military and died in a helicopter crash while serving the country. The flashbacks also relate the details surrounding the removal ... life, during which she had flashbacks to her younger days. The place where Ayah sat and reflected on her past was called Cebolleta Creek. The main character, Ayah, was also introduced in the orientation. The rising action began in the second paragraph of the story with Ayah's ...

• Word Count: 1994
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... , and not knowing, or perhaps not caring, that they are doing it, cause much of this racial violence. Several Indian characters, notably Marie Polatkin, the college activist, and her cousin Reggie, appear to view whites as either the butchers of Indians or "wannabe Indians". Some white ... characters such as Aaron Rogers, the brother of the murdered David Rogers and who "felt a hate [towards Indians] that made his chest ache" ... Victor's parents to separate. In "Swimming Upstream" by Beth Brant, Anna May, the main character of the story, suffers from the loss of her son, which eventua...

• Word Count: 1246
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School