A Drug Called Tradition Summary

When I was reading “Fun House” story, Alexie’s aunt was not in her identity. She was doing everything, beyond her oneself, she was clashing with her husband, she was swimming even she didn’t know how to swim. She was totally, lost her self; she was not listing her husband and her son. “While my aunt held her baby close to her chest the doctor tied her tubes … her Indian status for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.” This was the other additional concept in this story related to identity.
“A Drug Called Tradition” is the second story what I chose it. Because this story consists, identity as a theme. Now I am trying to explain identify as a theme in this story and I will connect the concepts of identity to the above story. As I understand, there is a big ambition to looking for real identity in this story. There are a lot of interesting ideas were discussed by the three Indian boys. They were advice each other how they think about the past and what they have to do for the future. …show more content…
Three Indian boys are drinking Diet Pepsi and talking out by Benjamin Lake. (…), the Indian boys have decided to be real Indians tonight.” Alexie (pg.20). In addition to this, “your past is a skeleton walking one step behind you, and your future is a skeleton walking one step in front of you.” Alexie (pg.21). This quote tells us the hereditary identity. That means whatever it happens, ones can’t change hereditary identities. Generally, these two stories, directly or indirectly discussed about identities. But the writer used this theme in different ways in two different stories. In “Fun house,” it is about losing identity but in “A Drug Called Tradition,” it is about finding Identities and there is a huge eager to be ones’ self. In some extent, the writer used this theme in the same way. For example, proving of Identity, that means the hereditary identities parts are the same in both stories.
Personally, it is a wonderful fiction, it looks humor but I found that, it is thought