In Alexie’s book, he writes about the dancing skeletons, where it reflects upon the things that a person should learn. In one chapter he writes, “Your past is a skeleton walking one step behind you, and your future is a skeleton walking one step in front of you.” (21) This may exemplify that we are living for the future, but we can compare this to what Alexie describes as ‘Indian Time’: “The past, the future, all of it is wrapped up in the now. That’s how it is. We are trapped in the now” (22). In contrast to the outside world and myself, Victor lived in the past, whereas modern society has progressed, and lives for the future. As much as I might wish to revert to my past heritage, and discover my social identity within it, it is impossible
