... a physical lack of food or unsatisfied emotional needs as already stated aforesaid. The reference to a physical lack of nutritious food is a prominent feature throughout this book. Alexie first mentions this when Thomas walks into the Trading Post, describing its shelves "stocked with reservation staples: Diet Pepsi, Spam, Wonderbread, and ... where the white landowners have occupied ground (presumably stolen from the Native Americans) and like the cowboys, offer friendship (in the guise of free beef) but that they have erected an electric fence under the pretense of keeping the cows in,...

• Word Count: 2551
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate