... , 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...

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... And pawned their wedding rings. Praise, praise, praise the left hand. ~ In Reservation Blues, hunger is illustrated many times in the lives of the main characters: Thomas, Junior, Victor, Chess and Checkers. " those who dreamed in childhood of fishing for salmon...woke up as adults in line for U.S.D.A. ... alcoholism. Shermans father drank, and so did Thomas", Juniors, and Chess and Checkers fathers. Chess and Checkers" father became a heavy alcoholic after his son died and eventually ran into the forest never to return. Juniors parents were both killed in an alcohol related car accident...

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